Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-07-25

The United States will help Taiwan build its self-defense capability through arms sales and providing military advice, but will not take part in Taiwan’s military drills. That’s according to the latest version of the US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), published on Wednesday.

The US Senate and House of Representatives reached an agreement on the final version of the bill on Tuesday. Article 1257 in the final bill states that the United States will provide advice to help Taiwan upgrade its self-defense capability. In Article 1258, the bill states that the Taiwan Relations Act remains the foundation of US-Taiwan relations and that the United States should expand its arms sales to Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]