12-04-2016, 12:14 AM
(12-03-2016, 10:53 PM)bfine32 Wrote: The rest is a bunch of wiki cut and paste, but doesn't the "6 assurances" speak directly against this.
No, The assurances only "assure" Taiwan they are still a trading partner, that we back a peaceful solution to
the sovereignty issue, and that we won't go behind their back to consider Beijing's wishes before determining weapon sales to Taiwan. It's a complicated set up in which maintaining appropriate diplomatic channels for each side is crucial.
The State Department website makes the current "unofficial" status of US-Taiwan relations very clear.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35855.htm
As does the current re-affirmation of the ACT which was passed by the House and received by the Senate in May of this year.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/88/text/eh
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