
Republicans turn up the heat on State Department for not inviting Taiwan to upcoming Asia summit
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FIRST ON FOX: Dozens of Republicans penned a letter to the State Department on Tuesday, demanding it rethink its decision to withhold an invitation to an upcoming summit from Taiwan.
"APEC’s mission to create greater prosperity for the people within the Asia-Pacific region through a balanced and inclusive forum also allows the United States to address business concerns, promote high standards in trade and commerce, and facilitate economic growth," the GOP lawmakers wrote. "Taiwan has made significant strides with economic, cultural, and technological contributions in not just the Asia-Pacific region but also around the world." Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"Withholding an invitation to President Tsai Ing-wen for the APEC leaders’ summit shortly after making major economic and trade commitments would undo years of bilateral progress with Taiwan and portray our government as hypocritical to the rest of the world," they said.













