Taiwan’s representative office to be renamed as ‘Taiwan Diplomatic Review Act’ suggested by US Lawmakers.
Washington, US: The Taiwan’s representative office is being rename as 'Taiwan Diplomatic Review Act' in the US. This was introduced by US lawmakers to provide diplomatic visas to Taiwanese diplomats to bolster ties between Washington and Taipei.In a statement on Friday, Democratic Representative Brad Sherman and Republican Representative Steve Chabot from the US House of Representatives said that they had jointly proposed the act, reported Focus Taiwan.Sherman and Chabot said that the US policy refers Taiwan as 'Taiwan' and not 'Taipei' or 'Chinese Taipei', the Coordination Council for North American Affairs (CCNAA) was renamed "Taiwan Council for US Affairs" (TCUSA) in 2019."Following this longstanding policy, the Taiwan Diplomatic Review Act directs the Secretary of State to enter into