H.R. 8482, titled the "Deterring Escalation Through Economic Retaliation Act of 2024" or the "DETER Act of 2024," aims to prevent conflict in the Taiwan Strait by potentially suspending normal trade relations with China if China takes aggressive actions against Taiwan. The bill requires the...
Simple Explanation
The DETER Act of 2024 is a plan to help keep peace in the Taiwan Strait by making it so that if China does something bad to Taiwan, the U.S. might stop trading normally with China. The President has to check every year and report what China is doing to make sure Taiwan is safe.