After the Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives approved the bill 377-48 on Wednesday last week, the Republican-led Senate on Tuesday passed it 86-8. The legislation has been forwarded to the White House, with US President Donald Trump expected to sign it into law. The act also requires the US secretary of defense to submit a report on establishing a high-level and interagency US-Taiwan group to tackle new cybersecurity issues within 180 days of the act taking effect. The ministry thanked the US for again demonstrating its firm support for Taiwan-US military cooperation, and for its concern about Taiwan’s democracy and freedom, she said. America is the leader of the free world, in large part because we are able to defend our values.

Source: Taipei Times December 18, 2019 15:56 UTC