Site icon Eye On Taiwan

U.S. Congress backs military exchanges with Taiwan

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that included a section on senior military exchanges with Taiwan

Taiwan News
Date: 2016/12/04
By: Central News Agency

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the National Defense Authorization Act for

(By Central News Agency)

Fiscal Year 2017, which included for the first time a section on senior military exchanges with Taiwan.

The bill, which was voted through 375-34, will be forwarded to the Senate for consideration next week.

Section 1254 of the act states: “It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should conduct a program of senior military exchanges between the United States and Taiwan that have the objective of improving military-to-military relations and defense cooperation between the United States and Taiwan.”

Such a program should be conducted at least once each calendar year in both the United States and Taiwan, according to the act.    [FULL  STORY]

Exit mobile version