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The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) has a proven track record of improving U.S. security, expanding travel and tourism to the U.S., and deepening diplomatic ties between the U.S. and VWP members. However, the expansion of the program has slowed down to a stop, leaving important and worthy partners outside the program. In 2010, for example, President Barack Obama promised VWP membership to Poland but failed to fulfill that promise. Congress and the Trump Administration should work together to judiciously expand this valuable program to the appropriate partners and allies.
July 1, 2017, marks the 20th anniversary of the transfer of Hong Kong’s British rule to control by the People’s Republic of China. The arrangement included a promise by China to provide Hong Kong with “a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defense affairs.”