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John Holdridge, Six Assurances, August 17, 1982

August 17, 1982

There is no formal document with the assurances the U.S. government gave to Taiwan in 1982. These are from the Congressional testimony of the top State Department official for East Asia. In 2015-16, the U.S. House and Senate passed resolutions affirming that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances were key to U.S. policy toward Taiwan.

Membership for Taiwan in IMF, United States Code Title 22 Chapter 7 Section 286v, Enacted 7 October 1980

October 7, 1980

This section of the U.S.C. was originally chapter 339 section 36 (31 July 1945). It was amended by Public Law 96-389 Sec. 6 in 1980.

Sense of Congress respecting membership of Taiwan in Asian Development Bank, United States Code Title 22 Chapter 7 Section 285v, Enacted 3 June 1980

June 3, 1980

This section of the U.S.C. was originally Public Law 89-369 Sec. 25. It was amended by Public Law 96-259 Title II Sec. 201 in 1980.

Taiwan Relations Act, 1979

April 10, 1979

To help maintain peace, security, and stability in the Western Pacific and to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the continuation of commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, and for other purposes.

U.S. Congress, Taiwan Relations Act, adopted April 10, 1979

April 10, 1979

Responding to President Jimmy Carter's derecognition of Taiwan, the U.S. Congress adopted this measure, which was written to have been effective retroactively from Jan. 1, 1979.

Richard Nixon and Yen Chia-kan "Memorandum of Conversation," January 5, 1973, 4:00-4:15pm

January 5, 1973

US President Richard Nixon spoke with Taiwan Vice President Yen Chia-kan.

Formosa Resolution, January 29, 1955

January 29, 1955

Adopted by both houses of the U.S. Congress.

Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China 1954

December 2, 1954

Signed at Washington 2 December 1954
Entered into Force 3 March 1955 by the exchange of instruments of ratification at Taipei
Terminated by the United States of America 1980

United States - Chinese Joint Statement December 1, 1954

December 1, 1954

A 1954 security pact between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States

Gerald Ford, Letter to Family after Visiting Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan, September 3, 1953

September 3, 1953

Congressman Ford's letter to his wife, Betty, and sons Mike and Jack.

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