US senators to review 4 Taiwan-related billsStaff writer, with CNAThe US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is to review four Taiwan-related bills on Thursday next week covering “sovereignty symbols,” energy security, undersea cable protection and support for Taiwan’s partners. The four are the Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty Act, the Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act, the Taiwan Undersea Cable Resilience Initiative Act and the Taiwan Allies Fund Act, information on the committee’s Web site says. The second bill, the bipartisan Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act, focuses on Taiwan’s dependence on imported energy and its vulnerability to coercion by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The third bipartisan proposal, the Taiwan Undersea Cable Resilience Initiative Act, is aimed at protecting Taiwan’s critical communications infrastructure and deterring China’s “gray zone” activities. Noting that 99 percent of Taiwan’s Internet bandwidth relies on undersea cables, the bill would require the US secretary of state to lead efforts to strengthen cable security around Taiwan.
