Taipei, Feb. 8 -- US Representatives Tom Tiffany from Wisconsin and Scott Perry from Pennsylvania reintroduced a resolution urging the US to end its "One China" policy, resume formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and negotiate a bilateral Taiwan-US free trade agreement, Taipei Times reported on Saturday.

The resolution, backed by 22 Republican members of the House, was first introduced in 2021.

The resolution urges President Donald Trump to "abandon the antiquated 'one China' policy in favour of a policy that recognises the objective reality that Taiwan is an independent country, not governed by or included within the territory of China."

Trump should also recognise the legitimacy of Taiwan's democratically elected national government, a...