United States–Taiwan security cooperation

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United States–Taiwan security cooperation encompasses the political, military, and strategic measures through which the U.S. supports Taiwan’s self-defense and deterrence capabilities in the face of regional security threats, particularly from the People’s Republic of China.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral security cooperation ⓘ
defense relationship ⓘ
strategic partnership ⓘ
aimsTo maintain peace and stability in the Western Pacific ⓘ
strengthen deterrence across the Taiwan Strait ⓘ
support Taiwan’s self-defense ⓘ
constrainedBy U.S. One China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy

lack of formal diplomatic relations ⓘ
contributesTo regional security architecture in East Asia ⓘ
criticizedBy People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
evolvedSince 1979 ⓘ
focusesOn asymmetric warfare capabilities ⓘ
joint interoperability with U.S. forces ⓘ
maritime and air defense ⓘ
resilience and civil defense ⓘ
implementedThrough Direct Commercial Sales ⓘ
Foreign Military Sales program ⓘ
U.S.–Taiwan defense consultations ⓘ
professional military education for Taiwanese officers ⓘ
visits by defense officials ⓘ
includes arms sales ⓘ
capacity-building programs ⓘ
cybersecurity cooperation ⓘ
defense industrial cooperation ⓘ
intelligence sharing ⓘ
maritime security cooperation ⓘ
military training ⓘ
strategic dialogues ⓘ
intensifiedIn 2010s ⓘ
2020s ⓘ
involvesCountry Taiwan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
legalBasis Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 ⓘ
U.S. domestic arms export regulations ⓘ
linkedTo U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy ⓘ
U.S. policy of integrated deterrence ⓘ
motivatedBy People’s Liberation Army modernization ⓘ
cross-Strait military imbalance ⓘ
risk of coercion or invasion of Taiwan ⓘ
primarySecurityConcern People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
rootedIn Six Assurances ⓘ
Taiwan Relations Act ⓘ
U.S. One China policy ⓘ
linked to: One-China policy
seeksTo avoid triggering major power conflict ⓘ
enhance Taiwan’s deterrence without formal alliance ⓘ
supportedBy U.S. Congress ⓘ
U.S. executive branch ⓘ
supports Taiwan’s de facto autonomy ⓘ
viewedByPRCAs interference in China’s internal affairs ⓘ

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Third Taiwan Strait Crisis → relatedTo → United States–Taiwan security cooperation ⓘ
August 17 Communiqué (1982) → states → United States does not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: United States–Taiwan security cooperation