Senate Taiwan Caucus

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The bipartisan United States Senate Taiwan Caucus focuses exclusively on improving American-Taiwanese relations. It has 31 members in the 119th congress. Its counterpart in the House is the Congressional Taiwan Caucus.[1]

History

The caucus was established on September 17, 2003. Founding members of the caucus are: Senators George Allen (R-VA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Kit Bond (R-MO), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK).[2][3] By November 2003 the caucus had 18 members, including Tom Daschle and Trent Lott.[4] The Senate Taiwan caucus had 24 members in 2011, and was active in applying pressure to uphold Taiwanese interests during Hu Jintao's visit to the US in that year.[5]

Members

This is the list of members as of 2026. 19 of the 31 members are Republicans, and 12 are Democrats.[1]

References

  1. "Senate Taiwan Caucus (119th)". Formosan Association for Public Affairs. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  2. "FAPA - Important Issues - Senate Taiwan Caucus". Fapa.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  3. "FAPA - News Release". Fapa.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. Young, Alexander K. (November 21, 2003). "Chen winning back respect for Taiwan's position". www.Japantimes.co.jp. Japan Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. Rogin, Josh. "Senate Taiwan Caucus resurfaces in time for Hu visit". www.foreignpolicy.com. Foreign Policy. Retrieved November 20, 2018.