Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/02/15
By: CNA correspondent and S.C. Chang

Washington, Feb. 14 (CNA) A senior American military officer said in the United States

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Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. will continue to help Taiwan defend itself and that any attempt by China to force Taiwan into unification must be deemed unacceptable.

Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), said Taiwan’s open economy and prosperous, free, and democratic society “reflect the shared values between Taiwan and the U.S.”

While the U.S. does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, “we maintain a substantive and robust relationship with the people of Taiwan based on the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979,” Harris said in a hearing of the House Armed Forces Committee.
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