Sec. 201. Increasing the strategic clarity of United States policy towards Taiwan’s defense
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It is the policy of the United States to provide Taiwan arms conducive to deterring acts of aggression by the People’s Liberation Army. It is the policy of the United States to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to implement a strategy to deny and deter acts of coercion or aggression by the People’s Liberation Army. Nothing in this Act, nor the President’s action in extending diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of China, nor the absence of diplomatic relations between the people of Taiwan and the United States, nor the lack of formal recognition of Taiwan by the United States, and any related circumstances, may be construed to constitute a legal or practical obstacle to any otherwise lawful action of the President or of any United States Government agency that is needed to advance or protect United States interests pertaining to Taiwan, including actions intended to strengthen security cooperation between the United States and Taiwan or to otherwise deter the use of force against Taiwan by the People’s Liberation Army.