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Eliot Engel: “I think it is important to note also that Congress passing the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 was very, very critical.”

On the recordJuly 31, 2013
I think it is important to note also that Congress passing the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 was very, very critical.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Eliot Engel underscores the significance of the Taiwan Relations Act in U.S.-Taiwan relations.

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