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They were passed as unilateral U.S. clarifications to the <a href="/wiki/Three_Communiqu%C3%A9s#Third" title="Three Communiqués">Third Communiqué</a> between <a href="/wiki/The_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="The United States of America">the United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="The People's Republic of China">the People's Republic of China</a> in 1982. They were intended to reassure both <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> that the US would continue to support Taiwan even if it had earlier cut formal diplomatic relations. </p><p>The assurances were originally proposed by the then <a href="/wiki/Kuomintang" title="Kuomintang">Kuomintang</a> (Chinese Nationalist Party) government of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of China">Republic of China</a> on Taiwan during negotiations between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The U.S. <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Presidency of Ronald Reagan">Reagan administration</a> agreed to the assurances and informed the United States Congress of them in July 1982. </p><p>Today, the Six Assurances are part of semiformal guidelines used in conducting <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Taiwan#United_States" title="Foreign relations of Taiwan">relations</a> between the US and Taiwan. The assurances have been generally reaffirmed by successive U.S. administrations. Prior to 2016, they were purely informal, but in 2016, their formal content was adopted by the <a href="/wiki/US_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="US House of Representatives">US House of Representatives</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> in non-binding resolutions, upgrading their status to formal but not directly enforceable. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Text">Text</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Six_Assurances&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Text"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> passed a <a href="/wiki/Concurrent_resolution" title="Concurrent resolution">concurrent resolution</a> on May 16, 2016, giving the first formal wording for the Six Assurances by more or less directly adopting how the former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs <a href="/wiki/John_H._Holdridge" title="John H. Holdridge">John H. Holdridge</a> expressed them in 1982 (which was delivered to Taiwan's President <a href="/wiki/Chiang_Ching-kuo" title="Chiang Ching-kuo">Chiang Ching-kuo</a> by then-Director of the <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_in_Taiwan" title="American Institute in Taiwan">American Institute in Taiwan</a> <a href="/wiki/James_R._Lilley" title="James R. Lilley">James R. Lilley</a>):<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>“* * * [W]e did not agree to set a date certain for ending arms sales to Taiwan”;</li> <li>“* * * [W]e see no mediation role for the United States” between Taiwan and the PRC;</li> <li>“* * *[N]or will we attempt to exert pressure on Taiwan to enter into negotiations with the PRC”;</li> <li>“* * * [T]here has been no change in our longstanding position on the issue of sovereignty over Taiwan”;</li> <li>“We have no plans to seek” revisions to the <a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Relations_Act" title="Taiwan Relations Act">Taiwan Relations Act</a>; and</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/August_17_Communiqu%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="August 17 Communiqué">August 17 Communiqué</a> “should not be read to imply that we have agreed to engage in prior consultations with Beijing on <a href="/wiki/US_arms_sales_to_Taiwan" class="mw-redirect" title="US arms sales to Taiwan">arms sales to Taiwan</a>”.</li></ol> <p>A similar resolution passed the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> on July 6, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the first version, which was introduced to Congress by Rep. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Chabot" title="Steve Chabot">Steve Chabot</a> on October 28, 2015, the Six Assurances were proposed to be:<sup id="cite_ref-hconres88_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hconres88-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>The United States would not set a date for termination of arms sales to Taiwan;</li> <li>The United States would not alter the terms of the Taiwan Relations Act;</li> <li>The United States would not consult with China in advance before making decisions about United States arms sales to Taiwan;</li> <li>The United States would not mediate between Taiwan and China;</li> <li>The United States would not alter its position about the sovereignty of Taiwan which was, that the question was one to be decided peacefully by the Chinese themselves, and would not pressure Taiwan to enter into negotiations with China; and</li> <li>The United States would not formally recognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.</li></ol> <p>Declassified cables, sent in 1982 from the State Department, detail the Six Assurances:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>The United States has not agreed to set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan.</li> <li>The United States has not agreed to consult with the PRC on arms sales to Taiwan.</li> <li>The United States will not play a mediation role between Taipei and Beijing.</li> <li>The United States has not agreed to revise the Taiwan Relations Act.</li> <li>The United States has not altered its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan.</li> <li>The United States will not exert pressure on Taiwan to enter into negotiations with the PRC.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reaffirmation">Reaffirmation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Six_Assurances&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reaffirmation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/State_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="State Department">State Department</a> has reaffirmed the Six Assurances repeatedly.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 19, 2016, one day before <a href="/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen" title="Tsai Ing-wen">Tsai Ing-wen</a> assumed the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China" title="President of the Republic of China">Presidency of the Republic of China</a>, U.S. Senators <a href="/wiki/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio">Marco Rubio</a> (<a href="/wiki/GOP" class="mw-redirect" title="GOP">R</a>-<a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">FL</a>), a member of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Foreign Relations Committee">Senate Foreign Relations Committee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Select Committee on Intelligence">Senate Select Committee on Intelligence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Menendez" title="Bob Menendez">Bob Menendez</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>-<a href="/wiki/NJ" class="mw-redirect" title="NJ">NJ</a>), former chair of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Foreign Relations Committee">Senate Foreign Relations Committee</a> and co-chair of the <a href="/wiki/Senate_Taiwan_Caucus" title="Senate Taiwan Caucus">Senate Taiwan Caucus</a>, introduced a concurrent resolution reaffirming the <a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Relations_Act" title="Taiwan Relations Act">Taiwan Relations Act</a> and the “Six Assurances” as cornerstones of <a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="United States–Taiwan relations">United States–Taiwan relations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Republican Party Platform of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Republican_National_Convention" title="2016 Republican National Convention">2016 Republican National Convention</a> mentions the Six Assurances, stating, "We salute the people of Taiwan, with whom we share the values of democracy, human rights, a free market economy, and the rule of law. <a href="/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Taiwan–United States relations">Our relations</a> will continue to be based upon the provisions of the <a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Relations_Act" title="Taiwan Relations Act">Taiwan Relations Act</a>, and we affirm the Six Assurances given to Taiwan in 1982 by <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">President Reagan</a>. We oppose any unilateral steps by either side to alter the status quo in the Taiwan Straits on the principle that all issues regarding the island’s future must be resolved peacefully, through dialogue, and be agreeable to the <a href="/wiki/People_of_Taiwan" class="mw-redirect" title="People of Taiwan">people of Taiwan</a>. If China were to violate those principles, the United States, in accord with the Taiwan Relations Act, will help Taiwan defend itself. We praise efforts by the new government in Taipei to continue constructive relations across the Taiwan Strait and call on China to reciprocate. As a loyal friend of America, Taiwan has merited our strong support, including <a href="/wiki/Free_trade_agreement" title="Free trade agreement">free trade agreement</a> status, the timely sale of defensive arms including technology to build <a href="/wiki/Diesel_submarines" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel submarines">diesel submarines</a>, and full participation in the World Health Organization, International Civil Aviation Organization, and other multilateral institutions."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (<a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/115/public/409?link-type=html">115–409 (text)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/115/public/409?link-type=pdf&.pdf">(PDF)</a>) states that it is the policy of the U.S. to enforce commitments to Taiwan consistent with the Six Assurances.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of September 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> administration "has stated that the U.S.-Taiwan relationship is also 'guided' by [the] 'Six Assurances'".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020 U.S. Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pompeo" title="Mike Pompeo">Mike Pompeo</a> stated “Taiwan has not been a part of China, and that was recognized with the work that the Reagan administration did to lay out the policies that the United States has adhered to now for three and a half decades, and done so under both administrations.” which was seen as invoking clause 5.<sup id="cite_ref-van_der_Wees_2020_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-van_der_Wees_2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2021" title="National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021">National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021</a> reconfirmed the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the Six Assurances as the foundation for US-Taiwan relations.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 2, 2022, Speaker of the House, <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>, in a statement from <a href="/wiki/2022_visit_by_Nancy_Pelosi_to_Taiwan" title="2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan">a visit to Taiwan</a>, made reference to the United States' continuing support of the TRA, Three Communiqués, and the Six Assurances.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Six_Assurances&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_Taiwan" title="Political status of Taiwan">Political status of Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="Taiwan–United States relations">Taiwan–United States relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Relations_Act" title="Taiwan Relations Act">Taiwan Relations Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Travel_Act" title="Taiwan Travel Act">Taiwan Travel Act</a>, passed in 2018; 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title="Opening of the South-North route">Opening of the South-North route</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_of_Taiwan_strait_shipping" title="Restoration of Taiwan strait shipping">Restoration of Taiwan strait shipping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinmen_Agreement" title="Kinmen Agreement">Kinmen Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wang%E2%80%93Koo_summit" title="Wang–Koo summit">Wang–Koo summit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-strait_charter" title="Cross-strait charter">Cross-strait charter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Taiwanese_cross-strait_relations_referendum" title="2004 Taiwanese cross-strait relations referendum">2004 Taiwanese cross-strait relations referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_17_Statement" title="May 17 Statement">May 17 Statement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Pan%E2%80%93Blue_visits_to_mainland_China" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Pan–Blue visits to mainland China">2005 Pan–Blue visits to mainland China</a></li> <li><a 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title="Shanghai-Taipei City Forum">Shanghai-Taipei City Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Ma%E2%80%93Xi_meeting" title="Second Ma–Xi meeting">Second Ma–Xi meeting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Conflicts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War" title="Chinese Civil War">Chinese Civil War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Kuomintang-Communist_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War">Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retreat_of_the_government_of_the_Republic_of_China_to_Taiwan" title="Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan">Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guanbi_policy" title="Guanbi policy">Guanbi policy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_the_Tuapse" title="Capture of the Tuapse">Capture of the Tuapse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashmir_Princess" title="Kashmir Princess">Kashmir Princess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_2758" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758">United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Communiqu%C3%A9_on_the_Establishment_of_Diplomatic_Relations" title="Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations">Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAAC_Flight_296" title="CAAC Flight 296">CAAC Flight 296</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_334" title="China Airlines Flight 334">China Airlines Flight 334</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Lieyu_massacre" title="1987 Lieyu massacre">1987 Lieyu massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Min_Ping_Yu_No._5540_incident" title="Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident">Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Min_Ping_Yu_No._5202" title="Min Ping Yu No. 5202">Min Ping Yu No. 5202</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Guangzhou_Baiyun_airport_collisions" title="1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions">1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qiandao_Lake_incident" title="Qiandao Lake incident">Qiandao Lake incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_611" title="China Airlines Flight 611">China Airlines Flight 611</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunflower_Student_Movement" title="Sunflower Student Movement">Sunflower Student Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braga_incident" title="Braga incident">Braga incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Black_Box_Curriculum_Movement" title="Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement">Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wang_Liqiang" title="Wang Liqiang">Wang Liqiang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_pineapples" title="Freedom pineapples">Freedom pineapples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Solomon_Islands_unrest" title="2021 Solomon Islands unrest">2021 Solomon Islands unrest</a></li> <li>Chinese military exercises around Taiwan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Chinese_military_exercises_around_Taiwan" title="2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Chinese_military_exercises_around_Taiwan" title="2023 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Sword-2024" title="Joint Sword-2024">2024</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Kinmen_Chinese_motorboat_capsizing_incident" title="2024 Kinmen Chinese motorboat capsizing incident">2024 Kinmen Chinese motorboat capsizing incident</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cross-Strait_Act" title="Cross-Strait Act">Cross-Strait Act</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposed_National_Unification_Promotion_Law" title="Proposed National Unification Promotion Law">Proposed National Unification Promotion Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Secession_Law" title="Anti-Secession Law">Anti-Secession Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Infiltration_Act" title="Anti-Infiltration Act">Anti-Infiltration Act</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-China_Federation_of_Taiwan_Compatriots" title="All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots">All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alumni_Association_of_Huangpu_Military_Academy" title="Alumni Association of Huangpu Military Academy">Alumni Association of Huangpu Military Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_for_Relations_Across_the_Taiwan_Straits" title="Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits">Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_for_Tourism_Exchange_Across_the_Taiwan_Straits" title="Association for Tourism Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits">Association for Tourism Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Leading_Group_for_Taiwan_Affairs" title="Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs">Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Council_for_the_Promotion_of_Peaceful_National_Reunification" title="China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification">China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-Straits_Common_Market_Foundation" title="Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation">Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-Strait_Economic,_Trade_and_Culture_Forum" title="Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum">Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-Strait_Peace_Forum" title="Cross-Strait Peace Forum">Cross-Strait Peace Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Alliance_for_China%27s_Reunification_under_the_Three_Principles_of_the_People" title="Grand Alliance for China's Reunification under the Three Principles of the People">Grand Alliance for China's Reunification under the Three Principles of the People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lienchiang_Cross-Strait_Matters_Forum" title="Lienchiang Cross-Strait Matters Forum">Lienchiang Cross-Strait Matters Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainland_Affairs_Council" title="Mainland Affairs Council">Mainland Affairs Council</a></li> <li><a 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Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council">Hong Kong–Taiwan Economic and Cultural Co-operation and Promotion Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93Hong_Kong_Economic_and_Cultural_Co-operation_Council" title="Taiwan–Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council">Taiwan–Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_and_Kowloon_Trades_Union_Council" title="Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council">Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-ROC_camp_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro-ROC camp (Hong Kong)">Pro-ROC camp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Travel_Document" title="Chinese Travel Document">Chinese Travel Document</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_Entry_Permit" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiwan Entry Permit">Taiwan Entry Permit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainland_Travel_Permit_for_Taiwan_Resident" title="Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Resident">Mainland 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title="Timeline of diplomatic relations of the Republic of China">Timeline of diplomatic relations with Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geostrategy_in_Taiwan" title="Geostrategy in Taiwan">Geostrategy in Taiwan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-Communist_Hero" title="Anti-Communist Hero">Anti-Communist Hero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milk_Tea_Alliance" title="Milk Tea Alliance">Milk Tea Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taishang" title="Taishang">Taishang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G3_Beijing%E2%80%93Taipei_Expressway" title="G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway">G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G99_Taiwan_Ring_Expressway" title="G99 Taiwan Ring Expressway">G99 Taiwan Ring Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_National_Highway_228_(Taiwan)" title="China National Highway 228 (Taiwan)">China National Highway 228 (Taiwan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_and_Tibetan_Affairs_Commission" title="Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission">Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibet_Religious_Foundation_of_His_Holiness_the_Dalai_Lama" title="Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama">Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_World_Turned_Upside_Down_(sculpture)" title="The World Turned Upside Down (sculpture)">The World Turned Upside Down</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Go_and_Reclaim_the_Mainland" title="Go and Reclaim the Mainland">Go and Reclaim the Mainland</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Republic_of_China" title="Pro-Republic of China">Pro-Republic of China</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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Taiwan, Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Atlanta" class="mw-redirect" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Boston" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Honolulu" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Houston" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Miami" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Los_Angeles" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_San_Francisco" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Seattle" class="mw-redirect" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Representative_Office_in_the_United_States" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States">Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin_Oaks_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Twin Oaks (Washington, D.C.)">Twin Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_China" title="List of ambassadors of the United States to China">Former Ambassador of the United States to China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Institute_in_Taiwan" title="American Institute in Taiwan">American Institute in Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Institute_in_Taiwan_Kaohsiung_Branch_Office" title="American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office">American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Film_House" title="Taipei Film House">Former Embassy of the United States in Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Commercial_Service_in_Taiwan" title="U.S. Commercial Service in Taiwan">U.S. Commercial Service in Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_East_Asian_and_Pacific_Affairs" title="Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs">Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Diplomacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_between_the_United_States_and_the_Republic_of_China" title="Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of China">Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formosa_Resolution_of_1955" title="Formosa Resolution of 1955">Formosa Resolution of 1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)_9%E2%80%9313_July_2002_state_visit_to_the_United_States_of_America" title="Republic of China (Taiwan) 9–13 July 2002 state visit to the United States of America">July 2002 state visit to the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Tsai_call" title="Trump–Tsai call">Trump–Tsai call</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_visit_by_Nancy_Pelosi_to_Taiwan" title="2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan">2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Taiwan_Caucus" title="Congressional Taiwan Caucus">Congressional Taiwan Caucus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senate_Taiwan_Caucus" title="Senate Taiwan Caucus">Senate Taiwan Caucus</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Six Assurances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transit_diplomacy" title="Transit diplomacy">Transit diplomacy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rover_incident" title="Rover incident">Rover incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Taipei" title="Raid on Taipei">Raid on Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_the_Tuapse" title="Capture of the Tuapse">Capture of the Tuapse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_24_incident" title="May 24 incident">May 24 incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Communiqu%C3%A9_on_the_Establishment_of_Diplomatic_Relations" title="Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations">Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Goldwater_v._Carter" title="Goldwater v. 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