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The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA; Pub. L. 96–8, H.R. 2479, 93 Stat. 14, enacted April 10, 1979) is an act of the United States Congress.Since the formal recognition of the People's Republic of China, the Act has defined the officially substantial but non-diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Taiwan (Republic of China).
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]
Taiwan is the fourth-largest recipient of American arms sales worldwide. Since 1950, only Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Japan have spent more on US weapons than the Republic of China. The Taiwan ...
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The United States has approved a potential $2 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Friday, including the delivery for the first time to the island ...
The United States is ... Biden angered China in 2022 by saying U.S forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, a deviation from a long-held U.S. position of "strategic ambiguity ...
This is the list of US arms sales to Taiwan since 1979 when the United States and the People's Republic of China established diplomatic relations. Under provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act, the US government is required to provide weapons of a defensive nature to Taiwan. [1] [2]
The United States is bound by law to provide Chinese-claimed Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, to the constant anger of Beijing.
Taiwan is reportedly considering a $15 billion military package to strengthen its military against China, while the U.S. and Taiwan have agreed to spend over $2 billion in American weapons ...