U.S. Relations With Taiwan - United States Department of State
May 28, 2022 · As a leading democracy and a technological powerhouse, Taiwan is a key U.S. partner in the Indo-Pacific. Though the United States does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, we have a robust unofficial relationship.
U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts - Council on …
Sep 25, 2024 · Taiwan has been a top buyer of U.S. military equipment for decades, but the island is waiting on a significant backlog of weapon deliveries that defense experts say are urgently needed to deter...
Taiwan–United States relations - Wikipedia
The Taiwan Travel Act, passed by the U.S. Congress on March 16, 2018, allows high-level U.S. officials to visit Taiwan and vice versa. [4] Both sides have since signed a consular agreement formalizing their existent consular relations on September 13, 2019. [5]
China says US is 'playing with fire' after latest military aid for Taiwan
Dec 22, 2024 · BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government protested Sunday the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.”
Taiwan - United States Department of State
Apr 11, 2024 · In the Joint Communique, the U.S. recognized the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, acknowledging the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China. The …
Why Is Taiwan Important to the United States? - Council on …
Jun 20, 2023 · While the United States is thousands of miles from Taiwan, the island’s fate will have major implications for U.S. security and prosperity. What happens in the Taiwan Strait will also bear on...
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense - Council on Foreign Relations
Jan 15, 2025 · Taiwan has the potential to be a flash point in U.S.-China relations. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei in 2022 heightened tensions.
U.S. Relations With Taiwan - United States Department of State
Aug 31, 2018 · Currently, the United States provides no development assistance to Taiwan. The United States has maintained and enhanced its commercial ties with Taiwan since 1979. Taiwan is the United States’ ninth largest trading partner, and the United States is Taiwan’s second largest trading partner.
Aug 15, 2024 · The United States supports Taiwan’s efforts to deter the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) from using force to gain control of the archipelago, which the PRC claims as its territory but has never controlled.
Dec 26, 2024 · Since 2021, President Biden has four times stated that the United States would defend Taiwan; White House officials said U.S. policy was unchanged. As a 2024 presidential candidate, President-elect Donald J. Trump was more equivocal about defending Taiwan.