Republican Senator Wicker says US security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld
Wicker said Congress must enforce the Taiwan Relations Act as four other Republicans pressed for release of more than $15 billion in stalled aid.
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On Tuesday (September 29), Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, met with Taiwan's representative to the United States, Yu Ta-wei, on Capitol Hill to exchange views on the U.S. security commitment to Taiwan. During the meeting, Wicker emphasized that Congress must affirm that the United States adheres to the Taiwan Relations Act in making decisions regarding Taiwan's defense needs, and that these decisions are ba…
Republican Senator Wicker says US security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld
Republican US Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said Washington's security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld, following a meeting on Tuesday with Alexander Yui, the democratically governed island's representative to the US.
Republican Senator Wicker says US security commitments ...
WASHINGTON — Republican US Senator and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said Washington's security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld, following a meeting on Tuesday (Sept 29) with Alexander Yui, the democratically governed island's representative to the US.Four other senators from US President Donald Trump's Republican Party called on his administration last week to release more than $15...
US senator says security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld
US Senator Roger Wicker, a Republican who chairs the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, said Washington\'s security commitments to Taiwan must be upheld, following a meeting yesterday with Representative to the US Alexander Yui (俞大㵢).Four other Republican senators last week called on US President
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (a Mississippi Republican) issued a statement on Tuesday (September 29) after meeting with ROC Representative to the U.S., Yu Ta-wei, emphasizing that Washington must fulfill its security commitments to Taiwan in accordance with the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act. He also stated that he and Yu Ta-wei discussed the pressure exerted by the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. Indo-Pacific allies thr…
April 30, 2026: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (Mississippi Republican) speaks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing held at the Senate Office Building in Dixon, Washington, D.C. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
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