Taiwanese sailors salute the island’s flag on the deck of the Panshih supply ship after taking part in annual drills, at the Tsoying naval base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 31, 2018. Mandy Cheng/AFP via Getty ImagesThe top U.S. envoy to Taiwan should be elevated to ambassador-level status as part of Washington’s deterrence strategy to protect the island from aggression by communist China, according to a recent bipartisan report from the House Select Committee on China.The report, titled “Ten More for Taiwan,” is an update of the original version published in 2023. It offered a range of policy recommendations, calling them a “near-term roadmap for action,” and said that a military conflict over Taiwan would have “disastrous consequences” for the self-governing island, the United States, and the rest of the world.
Upgrading Status of US Envoy to Taiwan a Key Step to Counter China, Report Says
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