Ed Markey

In the face of unprecedented global challenges, we will continue to work assiduously to secure Taiwan's vital voice in the room.

I do believe that these vaccines can be as valuable if they go directly to those troops as any weapons system, which we sell to Taiwan.

You are saying within weeks they will be there. Is that what you are saying?

Bipartisan Congressional support for our unofficial relationship with Taiwan has been paramount in the successful and consistent articulation of our longstanding 'One China' policy.

Beijing has used the One China policy as a bludgeon to shut out Taipei from the World Health Assembly.

Taiwan serves as a powerful counter example proving that reports of democracy's demise are unfounded.

I do not believe that we are entering a new cold war with China, but we can draw upon lessons from U.S.-Soviet and U.S.-Russia transparency.

I agree 100 percent, Senator, that has been a very effective platform for, basically, advertising the Taiwan brand, if you will.

Okay. Are there plans to partner with Taiwan to manufacture and distribute vaccines?

That Taiwan continues to flourish just 100 miles away from Mainland China is a testament to the enduring strength of its people.

All right. Let me ask about the vaccines. What is the schedule for those 750,000 vaccines--the doses to get to the people of Taiwan?

It does not make any sense. China cannot, obviously, want there to be mid-air aviation collisions.

Again, we have been in a situation over the last several months in our country where, on a bipartisan basis, Democrats and Republicans are coming together to pass comprehensive legislation in order to deal with the economic threat, the…

There is, obviously, a broad range of issues to go into great detail with Taiwan, given they are our ninth largest trading partner.

I applaud the Biden administration for its work to strengthen our partnership with Taiwan.

My hope is that the Biden administration supports the effort to get Taiwan to move closer to that 3 percent target.

The Chinese military's incursions into Taiwan's air defense identification zone and amphibious assault exercises have increased to their highest levels in 25 years.

I am concerned that we do not have an active crisis hotline between our militaries.

I think it has been a useful tool for helping preserve Taiwan's international space.

The World Health Organization could have been a forum for Taiwan to share its remarkable success and best practices with the global community.

America's bond with Taiwan's vibrant democracy of nearly 24 million people continues to grow.

We need a counterbalance now because it has been so disproportionately skewed toward those vested interests that really have an economic stake in not reducing pollution.

Unfortunately, sea levels aren't the only thing rising on our oceans. Emissions from international maritime shipping have risen by 10 percent in the last 10 years.

The perpetrators of the climate crisis are staying in power and not paying for pollution.

It is a very high priority that Senator Duckworth and I have on this committee, that be the ultimate outcome of the new investments which we are going to be making.