Walk into the Capitol (A Chinese Diplomat's Personal Experience)

Author: Ding Xiaowen
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: As a participant in formulating U.S. foreign policy, the U.S. Congress has drafted laws such as the "Taiwan Relations Act," passed resolutions requiring the visit of Lee Teng-hui to the United States, and manufactured cases like the so-called "political donation case" and "nuclear espionage case," all of which have caused numerous difficulties in U.S.-China relations and even led to severe setbacks. However, at the same time, without the attention of the majority of Congress members to U.S.-China relations and their advocacy for friendly relations between the two countries, it would be difficult to imagine the overall improvement and development of U.S.-China relations over the past two decades. Let us enter the Capitol and explore this mysterious institution—the U.S. Congress—and confront this special political group—the members of Congress.