Aiming at giving Taiwan issues more of a hearing in the US Congress, 10 senators announced the formation of a Senate Taiwan Caucus on Wednesday, joining more than 100 members of the House of Representatives who formed a parallel group last year.
The caucus was initiated at a reception in the US Capitol building attended by a six-member delegation of Taiwanese legislators who are in Washington as part of a Taiwan-US Parliamentary Amity Association visit, and dozens of Taiwan's US friends.
"We today recommit ourselves to ensuring the people of Taiwan are able to defend themselves. Taiwan must continue to be a land of free people," said Senator George Allen, a Republican and one of the two co-chairmen of the caucus.
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