United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act

The United States-Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act would formalize and expand U.S. policy to support countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. It aims to counter China’s efforts to pressure or coerce those governments to break ties with Taiwan and to deepen coordination with Taiwan on diplomatic, development, and economic engagement in the Western Hemisphere. The bill would create a State Department mechanism to monitor Chinese infrastructure and development projects in these countries, require semiannual and annual reporting to Congress on Taiwan-related diplomacy and PRC influence, and push for greater strategic coordination with Taiwan, including joint programming and enhanced public diplomacy. Introduced in the Senate on September 2, 2025, by Senator Merkley (with several co-sponsors), the measure emphasizes Taiwan as a democratic partner and seeks to safeguard the sovereign foreign policy choices of Latin American and Caribbean governments, while countering China’s influence campaigns and opaque financing in the region.