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The Nationalists were defeated by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War. [33]: 125 The ROC government retreated to Taiwan.[33]: 125 In August 1949, the United States suspended the ROC's involvement in the Fulbright Program because the fleeing government was no longer able to make payments on the surplus war material it had purchased from the United States after the end of World War II.
"It’s important for the people of Taiwan, it’s important for the people in the United States, it’s important for the entire world,” Kildee said. Show comments Advertisement
Shortly after the United States recognized the People's Republic of China, the U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act. Some of the treaty's content survives in the Act; for example, the definition of "Taiwan". However, it falls short of promising Taiwan direct military assistance in case of an invasion. [5]
How about that other question: Why is Taiwan so important to us? Some say weapons sales. In fact since 2010, the U.S. has announced more than $23 billion in arms sales to Taiwan.
Taiwan's combat effectiveness has improved thanks to its deepening security partnership with the United States and other friends and "allies" but this is kept deliberately low key, the island's ...
The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier even in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. ... allowed a vote on the $95 billion in mostly military aid for ...
The United States Taiwan Defense Command (USTDC; Chinese: 美軍協防台灣司令部) was a sub-unified command of the United States Armed Forces operating in Taiwan from December 1954 to April 1979. Number of U.S. Troops Stationed in Taiwan (1950–1979)
Lin said Taiwan needed to pay attention to, but not be constrained by, China's centennial goals, including the building of a world-class military by 2049, the 100th anniversary of the founding of ...