It is in direct conflict with existing laws that call for expanding bilateral cooperation, such as the Taiwan Travel Act. These rules inhibit the ability of high ranking US Defense officials to work with military planners in Taipei. They impose degrading and embarrassing restrictions that serve no reasonable purpose, such as a ban on displaying Taiwan's flag and the playing of Taiwan's national anthem at functions held on US Government property. They even police language warning American officials not to refer to Taiwan as a country or its elected leaders as a government. These directives do not help the United States and they do not help Taiwan. (00:53–01:07)
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Asserts that rules ban Taiwan's flag and anthem at U.S. government functions.
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