24 U.S. congressmen jointly proposed a bill that crossed CCP's bottom line

Direct translation

Beijing's heart is beating wildly, 24 U.S. congressmen jointly proposed a bill that crossed the bottom line 

Editor : Fang Xun / Source : RFA / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/0208/2172274.html / Image : U.S. Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany proposed a joint resolution calling for the normalization of US-Taiwan relations. Cantonese group made the map

24 Republican congressmen in the United States proposed a joint resolution, suggesting the restoration of formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and the end of the outdated "one China" policy. The leading congressman Tom Tiffany said that Taiwan is a free, democratic and independent country, and the US policy should have reflected this undeniable objective fact. Some scholars said that this reflects that some members of Congress are very supportive of Taiwan, but whether it can shake Washington and Trump's Taiwan policy "still has a long way to go."

Republican congressmen Tom Tiffany and Scott Perry, together with 22 congressmen, proposed a concurrent resolution on Thursday (6 February) local time, calling on the Trump administration to abolish the outdated "one China" policy, saying that the policy cannot be connected with the interests of the American and Taiwanese people, and cannot reflect the "clear reality of Taiwan as a sovereign and independent country for more than 70 years."

The resolution pointed out that Taiwan still maintains diplomatic relations with some countries, which shows that Taiwan is indisputably independent of China. The U.S. president should recognize that Taiwan is an independent country and is not ruled by China. It encourages Washington to restore formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, exchange ambassadors and support Taiwan's membership in international organizations.

The press release quoted Tiffany as saying: "Taiwan has never been controlled by the People's Republic of China, not even for a day. It is a free, democratic and independent country. U.S. policy should have reflected this undeniable objective fact."

KMT: "Resumption of diplomatic relations" should be carried out in the name of "Republic of China"

The KMT responded that if the United States hopes to restore formal diplomatic relations, it should be done in the form of "resuming diplomatic relations" and use "Republic of China" as the country's name.

Tiffany, who has always supported Taiwan, has proposed similar bills more than once in the past few years. Lee Da-chung, director of the Institute of International Affairs and Strategy at Tamkang University in Taiwan, believes that even if a new government takes office, US-Taiwan relations may not make major changes, and believes that the "Taiwan Relations Act" will continue to be used as the route: "The current 20-plus congressmen reflect that there are still some forces in Congress that are very anti-Beijing and very supportive of Taiwan, but whether this force can be strong enough to shake the entire Washington, D.C., and the Senate and House of Representatives have so many congressmen, 535, and can also affect Trump's actual policy toward Taiwan, I think there is still a long way to go, so I think everything is too early now."

The motion only reflects opinions and is not binding

Current affairs commentator Liu Shaorui believes that the U.S. congressman's approach is more about gesture than anything else: "I think no matter how Trump forces things, he will not easily use the card of denying one China on this issue, because this can be said to be China's bottom line. Since the United States has such public opinion, Beijing will also seize this public opinion to express its position. From Beijing's perspective, it will feel that "it has said it in advance" and will not relax any caliber on these issues. As for whether there will be drastic actions? I think it will not happen for the time being."

Looking up the information, the "joint resolution" is not binding and does not need to be submitted directly to the president for action. Even if it is finally passed, it will only be signed and filed by the secretary to reflect facts and express opinions.