House Lawmakers Approve Taiwan Security Enhancement Act

By John Liang / February 1, 2000 at 5:00 AM
House lawmakers today passed the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act by a 341-70 vote, making it virtually impregnable to a presidential veto if the Senate follows the House's lead. "The passage of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act today has sent an important message to Beijing that both parties in Congress support improving Taiwan's security," House International Relations Committee Chairman Benjamin Gilman (R-NY) said in a statement. "This vote indicates that there continues to be broad support for the Taiwan Relations Act...

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