Rep. Bera Meets with Members of Japanese Diet Delegation, Reaffirms Commitment to U.S.-Japan Alliance

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific and Co-Chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, released a statement following his meeting with members of a Japanese Diet delegation visiting the United States.

Representative Bera met with Hirofumi Takinami, Kazuhiro Miyamoto, and Daichi Suzuki, members of the TY Group (Taiwan Friendship Group) in Japan's House of Councillors. Bera discussed support for Taiwan and opportunities for Congress and the Japanese Diet to work together with the legislatures of allies and partners to promote peace and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific.

"I was pleased to meet with members of the Japanese Diet to discuss how we can continue strengthening the alliance between our two nations,"said Representative Bera. "There remains strong bipartisan support in Congress for maintaining peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific and supporting our democratic partner Taiwan. Congress and the Japanese Diet have an important role to play in strengthening cooperation at the legislative level to help deter conflict, uphold the rules-based international order, and preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific."