Taiwan Today
Date: July 21, 2016
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) thanked the U.S. Republican 
“Taiwan has long enjoyed friendly relations with both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party of the U.S.,” MOFA spokeswoman Eleanor Wang said July 19. “The inclusion once again of firm and positive statements regarding Taiwan in the Republican Party platform demonstrates the great importance the party attaches to Taiwan-U.S. relations, as well as its members’ long-term support for Taiwan.”
Calling Taiwan “a loyal friend of America,” the Republican platform states Taiwan-U.S. relations will continue to be based on the Taiwan Relations Act and reaffirms the party’s support for the Six Assurances issued by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1982. This marked the first time the party included the Six Assurances in its platform. [FULL STORY]