S 3018
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Requires the State and Defense Departments to let Taiwanese military members and government representatives display Taiwan's flag and unit insignia in official uniforms, government-hosted ceremonies, and social media posts promoting engagement with Taiwan, while leaving U.S. One China policy unchanged.
Official title: A bill to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China.
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Senate
Introduced
20-OCT-2025
Referred
20-OCT-2025
Approved by committee
17-JUN-2026
Reported
27-JUL-2026
On the calendar
27-JUL-2026
- Requires the Secretaries of State and Defense to permit Taiwan's military members and representatives, including those from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, to display Taiwan's flag and corresponding unit emblems.
- Covers display in official uniforms, at ceremonies or functions, and on State and Defense Department social media accounts promoting engagement with Taiwan.
- Replaces the original text's references to the flag of the Republic of China with the flag of Taiwan.
- States that nothing in the act changes U.S. One China policy, which the text says is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, three U.S.-PRC joint communiqués, and the Six Assurances.
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