Such letters must be of "plain bond" and cannot include the addressee's title. This applies also to Taiwanese legislators and party members.
Thank-you notes can be sent on unofficial stationary and in plain envelopes.
Under the guidelines, "the US government does not refer to Taiwan as the `Republic of China' or the `Republic of China on Taiwan.' Neither does the US government refer to Taiwan as a `country' or `government.'" It refers to Taiwan as Taiwan and its government as "the Taiwan authorities."
While several bills in the past have sought to end many of these restrictions, this is believed to be the first time that the attempt was made through the appropriations process.
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