Sec. 1243. Military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan
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The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan designed to improve military to military relations between the United States and Taiwan. For the purposes of this subsection, an exchange is an activity, exercise, event, or observation opportunity between members of the Armed Forces and officials of the Department of Defense, on the one hand, and armed forces personnel and officials of Taiwan, on the other hand. The exchanges under the program carried out pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include exchanges focused on the following: Threat analysis. Military doctrine. Force planning. Logistical support. Intelligence collection and analysis. Operational tactics, techniques, and procedures. Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The exchanges under the program carried out pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include activities and exercises focused on civil-military relations, including parliamentary relations. The exchanges under the program carried out pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be conducted in both the United States and Taiwan. In this subsection: The term senior military officer , with respect to the Armed Forces, means a general or flag officer of the Armed Forces on active duty. The term senior official , with respect to the Department of Defense, means a civilian official of the Department of Defense at the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense or above. It is the sense of the Senate that— the military forces of Taiwan, in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ), should be permitted to participate in bilateral training activities hosted by the United States that increase the credible deterrent capabilities of Taiwan; Taiwan should be extended an invitation to participate in advanced aerial combat training exercises alongside the United States Air Force upon the completion of the upgrades to the 45 F–16A/B fighter aircraft of Taiwan; and to maintain a high state of readiness, Taiwan must strive to invest at least 3 percent of its annual gross domestic product on defense.
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Sec. 1243
Military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96-8
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