A bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed matching bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require the United States to negotiate the renaming of Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington as the 'Taiwan Representative Office'
Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Feb 3 - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers proposed matching bills in the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday that would require the United States to negotiate the renaming of Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington as the "Taiwan Representative Office," a move certain to rankle China.
The United States, like most countries, does not have official ties with democratically governed Taiwan, but is its biggest international backer. "The U.S. must make clear that, despite all efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to intimidate and coerce Taiwan, hostile powers have no right to claim sovereignty over democratic countries," Rubio said.
The White House and U.S. State Department and China's embassy in Washington did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
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