.SenMarkey, who voted against the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 over concerns it heightens the risk of war with China, said U.S. lawmakers must 'do everything we can to avoid a situation that could draw two nuclear-armed countries into a conflict.'
that the proposed legislation"makes clear the United States does not seek war or increased tensions with Beijing."
"Just the opposite," he claimed."We are carefully and strategically lowering the existential threats facing Taiwan by raising the cost of taking the island by force so that it becomes too high a risk and unachievable."that"we're doing something highly provocative and bellicose," Sen. Mitt Romney nevertheless voted in favor of the bill.
"We have a moral responsibility to both stand up to authoritarianism and military aggression, as well as to do everything we can to avoid a situation that could draw two nuclear-armed countries into a conflict. Diplomacy must remain central to our Taiwan policy," added Markey, who was criticized by the peace group CodePink for taking part in last month's congressional visit to Taiwan.
Sens. Chris Murphy , Rand Paul , Brian Schatz , and Chris Van Hollen also voted against the measure. It is unclear whether U.S. President Joe Biden would sign the bill if it is passed by Congress. While the White House says it supports parts of the measure, Biden administration officialsthat the bill"risks upending the U.S.' carefully calibrated One China policy, under which the U.S. has for more than 40 years built ties with Beijing by avoiding formally stating its position on Taiwan's sovereignty.
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