Ben Cardin actually said...

The Obama administration has placed a high priority on strengthening our own official relations with Taiwan as part of our overall rebalance...

I do not see the visit of a Cabinet-level officer to Taiwan as being the litmus test for what constitutes a robust relationship

Our hearing today will be to evaluating the U.S. policy on Taiwan on the 35th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

I personally think China respects that, a clear understanding of where the United States is, consistent with our historical commitments to t...