US should confirm the AIT director
Facing growing Chinese diplomatic assertiveness and military aggressiveness against Taiwan, the Senate should retake its central role in selecting the US’ top diplomat in Taiwan.
Facing growing Chinese diplomatic assertiveness and military aggressiveness against Taiwan, the Senate should retake its central role in selecting the US’ top diplomat in Taiwan.
既然美國以臺灣做為對我國之官方稱謂,但我駐美機構卻稱「臺北經濟文化辦事處(TECRO)」,這是明顯不符合美國對臺政策立場甚至矮化我主權的。
FAPA敦促美國政府採取更合乎現實、台灣民意及美國利益的政策,將台灣關係法以及六項保證做為台美關係基石,並對三公報中認知台灣為中國一部份的立場,採取零容忍態度。
很明顯地,因為有「台北」,台北經濟文化代表處的名字無法彰顯其性質。它製造了一個該代表處僅代表台灣首都台北的印象。在此台美關係進入到前所未有的良好狀態的時刻,台美雙方政府應共同努力,使台灣駐美代表處的名稱與美國駐台代表處的名稱,符合現狀和對等原則。
It is time that the US started adhering to reality by changing TECRO to a name that is consistent with US policy: the Taiwan Representative Office. It would set an inspiring precedent for other countries to emulate.