Sec. 30208. Enhancing the United States-Taiwan partnership
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It is the policy of the United States— to support the close economic, political, and security relationship between Taiwan and the United States and recognize Taiwan as a vital part of the approach to the United States Indo-Pacific; to advance the security of Taiwan and its democracy a vital national security interest of the United States; to reinforce all existing United States Government commitments to Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ) and the Six Assurances ; to support Taiwan’s implementation of its asymmetric defense strategy, including the priorities identified in Taiwan’s Overall Defense Concept; to urge Taiwan to increase its defense spending in order to fully resource its defense strategy; to conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan in order to enhance Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities, particularly its efforts to develop and integrate asymmetric capabilities, such as anti-ship, coastal defense, anti-armor, air defense, advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and resilient command and control capabilities, into its military forces; to advocate and actively advance Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations, including the World Health Assembly, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Criminal Police Organization, and other international bodies as appropriate; to advocate for information sharing with Taiwan in the International Agency for Research on Cancer; to promote meaningful cooperation among the United States, Taiwan, and other like-minded partners; to enhance bilateral trade, through resumption of talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement; to expand bilateral economic and technological cooperation, including improving supply chain security; to support United States educational and exchange programs with Taiwan, including by promoting the study of Chinese language, culture, history, and politics in Taiwan; and to expand people-to-people exchanges between the United States and Taiwan.
The Secretary of State should consider establishing an independent nonprofit entity that— is dedicated to deepening ties between the future leaders of Taiwan and the United States; and works with State and local school districts and educational institutions in the United States to send high school and university students to Taiwan to study the Chinese language, culture, history, politics, and other relevant subjects. State and local school districts and educational institutions, including public universities, in the United States are encouraged to partner with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States to establish programs to promote an increase in educational and cultural exchanges.
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Sec. 30208
Enhancing the United States-Taiwan partnership
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96-8
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