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A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual reports concerning Taiwan's participation at the World Health Organization's World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer. The report shall describe changes and improvements to the State Department's plan to support Taiwan's observer status at the WHA, following any meetings at which Taiwan did not participate under such status. (China has opposed Taiwan's participation, based on its position that Taiwan is part of China and not a separate country.) The State Department shall regularly report to Congress on U.S. actions and plans to strengthen Taiwan's official and unofficial diplomatic relationships around the world.

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James Inhofe (R)*,  John Boozman (R),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Chris Coons (D),  John Cornyn (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  Cory Gardner (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Josh Hawley (R),  James Lankford (R),  Kelly Loeffler (R),  Joe Manchin (I),  Ed Markey (D),  Martha McSally (R),  Bob Menendez (D),  Jerry Moran (R),  Gary Peters (D),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Rick Scott (R),  Pat Toomey (R),  Ron Wyden (D),  Todd Young (R), 

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