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A Persistent Taiwan Lobby Yields Dividends Even allies seek to influence policy in Washington. Share: Twitter Print On April 13, former Senator Chris Dodd and two former senior State Department officials visited Taiwan as part of an unofficial delegation. The State Department noted that this trip “[sent] an important signal about the US commitment to Taiwan and its democracy.” The visit came in the wake of the White House affirming the United States’ commitments to Taiwan and clarifying that the United States will “continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability,” including billions of dollars in arms sales....
