Bill > S974

This bill directs the Secretary of State to negotiate with Taiwan's current representative office (the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office) to rename it the "Taiwan Representative Office," reflecting a policy of providing Taiwan with diplomatic treatment equivalent to that of foreign countries. The bill is consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances, a set of diplomatic principles originally conveyed by President Reagan in 1982. If the office is renamed, all existing U.S. government references to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office would automatically be updated to refer to the Taiwan Representative Office for all official purposes, including in government documents, maps, and legal proceedings. Importantly, the bill explicitly states that this renaming does not restore formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan or change the United States' official position on Taiwan's international status. The bill aims to symbolically elevate Taiwan's diplomatic representation without fundamentally altering the existing diplomatic framework between the U.S. and Taiwan.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/974/all-info