Taiwan Relations Act (1979)

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Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States–Taiwan_relations
1979 in American law
1979 in international relations
gptkbp:citation gptkb:22_U.S.C._§_3301_et_seq.
gptkb:Public_Law_96-8
gptkbp:dateEnacted April 10, 1979
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taiwan Relations Act (1979)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:providesFor the United States to maintain the capacity to resist any resort to force against Taiwan
the United States to supply Taiwan with arms of a defensive character
gptkbp:purpose to define the non-diplomatic relations between the United States and Taiwan
to promote the security of Taiwan
to provide a legal basis for continued commercial, cultural, and other relations between the United States and Taiwan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkb:One_China_policy
gptkb:Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Sino-American_Mutual_Defense_Treaty
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)_1949–2000
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7