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UNBELIEVABLE: Us congress passes law to help taiwan regain who status | History Defined

China has stepped up efforts to isolate Taiwan internationally since Tsai Ing-wen (centre) became president [File: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA]

The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation calling on the State Department to submit a plan to help Taiwan regain its observer status at the World Health Organization (WHO) in a rare show of bipartisan cooperation.

The House passed the bill 425 to 0 on Wednesday, after it passed the Senate last August. It will now go to the White House where President Joe Biden is expected to sign the measure into law.

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