For Immediate Release
Washington DC – April 15, 2020
Contact: (202) 547-3686
FAPA Calls On President Trump to Reverse Clinton’s Three No’s Policy on Taiwan’s International Participation
On April 15, the Presidents of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) and the North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA) sent a joint letter to President Trump to urge the Administration to reverse Bill Clinton’s Three No’s policy on Taiwan’s international participation.
The letter first lauds the Trump Administration’s keen awareness of World Health Organization’s (WHO) failure containing the coronavirus outbreak, as well as their decision to review and adjust U.S. policy towards the global health body. The two organizations encourage that, as a part of the policy review process, the Administration should consider reversing Clinton’s Three No’s policy and supporting Taiwan’s full membership in the WHO.
The letter asserts that current U.S. policy of only advocating for Taiwan’s observer status in the WHO is a legacy of Bill Clinton’s Three No’s, which does not support Taiwan’s membership in any organization for which statehood is a requirement.
The two organizations appeal to President Trump: “As an Administration that constantly seeks to move past Taiwan policy to the right track, this important initiative should not be left behind.” To support the argument, the letter details Taiwan’s contributions to the WHO and America during the coronavirus outbreak, including the 2.4 million medical face masks that have been donated to the U.S. thus far.
Noticing some policy discussions in Washington DC, the letter concludes: “Should the United States establish a parallel global health institution, we encourage you to include Taiwan as a founding member of this new organization.”
FAPA President Dr. Minze Chien states: “This letter with the North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA) shows that the Taiwanese-American community seeks to be a force of change in the U.S. policy-making process towards Taiwan. FAPA will continue to challenge U.S. self-imposed policy as practiced in the past decades towards gradually normalizing US-Taiwan relations.”
台灣人公共事務會聯名呼籲川普總統改變「三不政策」中的台灣國際參與方針
台灣人公共事務會(FAPA) 以及北美洲台灣人醫師協會會長於四月十五日簽署一封致函給川普總統的聯名信，呼籲其改變柯林頓總統「三不政策」中的台灣國際參與方針。
聯名信首先認同川普政府認識到世界衛生組織在武漢肺炎期間的失當表現，並歡迎其重新檢視並調整美國對世衛政策的決定。兩台美人組織強調，在重新檢驗政策的過程中，也應一併檢討柯林頓政府「三不政策」並考慮支持台灣以完整會員國身份加入世界衛生組織。
聯名信強調，現今美國僅支持台灣爭取世界衛生組織的觀察員，這其實是柯林頓政府三不政策的遺緒。該政策不支持台灣成為由主權國家所組成之國際組織的會員國。兩台美人組織對川普總統呼籲：「貴政府不斷修正過去錯誤的對台政策，此重要議題也應一併納入考量。」為強化此訴求，聯名信列舉台灣在武漢肺炎期間對世界衛生組織以及美國的支持，包含捐助後者兩百四十萬醫療口罩。
因認知到華府近期相關政策討論，聯名信總結：「若美國決議要成立平行的全球衛生機構，我們鼓勵您也將台灣納入成為創始會員國。」
FAPA會長簡明子博士表示：「這封與北美洲台灣人醫師協會的聯名信，顯示台美人社群嘗試在美國對台政策制定過程中扮演改變的力量。FAPA將以逐步正常化台美關係為目標，持續挑戰美國數十年來自我限縮的政策。」
