U.S. congressman calls for AIT to be designated an embassy

United States Representative Scott Perry on Thursday called on Congress to designate the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) an embassy, while granting similar recognition to Taiwan's representative offices in Washington, in order to bolster the countries' ties amid rising pressure from China.

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