August 3, 2017

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, passed by the US House of Representatives on July 14, requires the secretary of defense to study the feasibility of "re-establishing" regular ports of call for the United States Navy at Kaohsiung or any other suitable port in Taiwan and "normalizing" the transfer of defense equipment and services to the island.

China has strongly opposed the move, because if the US Senate votes in favor of the bill and US President Donald Trump signs it into law, it will be a serious violation of the one-China policy and the Three Joint Communiqués that guide Sino-US relations.

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