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Article: Overview of U.S. policy toward Taiwan.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
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- DISAM Journal
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- June 22, 2004
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[The following are excerpts of the testimony at a hearing on Taiwan, House International Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., April 21, 2004.]
I welcome the opportunity to provide an overview of U.S. policy toward Taiwan, as well as the Administration's assessment of relations across the Taiwan Strait, the current situation in Taiwan, and the challenges that lie ahead.
This month we mark the 25th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA). The TRA, along with the three U.S. and China Joint Communiques and our one China policy, form the foundation for the complex political and security interplay among China, Taiwan, and the United States.
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