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The United States' assistance in defending Taiwan refers to the United States' policy of providing military aid, security guarantees, and diplomatic support to assist Taiwan in safeguarding national security. This policy began when the United States and the Government of the Republic of China signed the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty in 1954. It was unilaterally abrogated by the United States in 1979 after the People's Republic of China established diplomatic relations with the United States. The domestic law of the United States and the Taiwan Relations Act will be used instead.
Under the policy of helping to defend Taiwan, the United States provides Taiwan with defensive weapons, intelligence sharing, military training, military advisors, and other support. The Federal government of the United States also supports Taiwan's international participation by inviting a Taiwanese delegation to the U.S. presidential inauguration.
The U.S. policy of assisting Taiwan has broad support in Taiwan, but it is also opposed by the government of the People's Republic of China. Mainland China considers Taiwan an integral part of China and opposes any foreign military intervention in Taiwan affairs. Mainland China's pressure and threats on Taiwan have intensified recently, attracting international attention.
In April 2001, then U.S. President George W. Bush publicly announced that the United States would assist in the defense of Taiwan.[2] In 2017, the U.S. National Security Council proposed a Free and Open Indo-Pacific to "defend the first island chain countries, including Taiwan," in the event of an armed conflict between the United States and the People's Republic of China. Approved by President Donald Trump in 2018.[3] In February 2021, members of the U.S. Congress re-introduced the "Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act" to legally authorize the U.S. president to use limited force to defend Taiwan when necessary.[4]