Taiwan Relations Act January 1, 1979 TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT PUBLIC LAW 96-8 96TH CONGRESS An Act 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Short Title SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan Relations Act”. Findings and Declaration of Policy Section. 2. The President- having terminated governmental relations between the United States and the governing authorities on Taiwan recognized by the United States as the Republic of China prior to January 1, 1979, the Congress finds that the enactment of this Act is necessary– to help maintain peace, security, and stability in the Western Pacific; and to promote ...
