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Eliot Engel: “One of the main obligations of the United States under the Taiwan Relations Act is to make available to Taiwan defensive…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2014
One of the main obligations of the United States under the Taiwan Relations Act is to make available to Taiwan defensive arms so that Taiwan is able to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the U.S. obligation to provide Taiwan with defensive arms.

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