Senate Taiwan Caucus

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. 18 of the 30 members are Republicans, and 12 are Democrats.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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