Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times Volunteer Kuo Yi-ling cries as she talks about delivering food to former president Chen Shui-bian at the Taipei launch of two books about former president Chen Shui-bian. “Delivering Food to Prison” is a diary by volunteers who deliver meals to Chen, while “A Ray of Light Through the Dark” contains correspondence between volunteers and Chen.Sep 15, 2014
From left, US Representative Steve Chabot, then-Republican US vice presidential candidate Mike Pence and Pence’s wife, Karen, wave to the crowd during an election campaign rally in Mason, Ohio, on Oct. 17 last year. Photo: AP
A bill that seeks to encourage visits between Taiwan and the US at all levels was on Thursday passed by a US House of Representatives subcommittee in the first step toward its legislation.