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The Taiwan frigate deal was a huge political scandal, both in Taiwan and France. [25] Eight people involved in the contract died in unusual and possibly suspicious circumstances. [ 26 ] Arms dealer Andrew Wang fled Taiwan to the UK after the body of presumptive whistleblower Captain Yin Ching-feng was found floating in the sea. [ 27 ]
The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA; Pub. L. 96–8, H.R. 2479, 93 Stat. 14, enacted April 10, 1979) is an act of the United States Congress.Since the formal recognition of the People's Republic of China, the Act has defined the officially substantial but non-diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Taiwan (Republic of China).
Taiwan maintains hostile relations with the PRC through the Mainland Affairs Council, whose counterpart is the Taiwan Affairs Office; neither office is considered to be an embassy by either Taiwan or the PRC, and both offices are operated within the home country rather than within the host country.
The ROC cannot recognise the existence of another state in its territory, nor does the People's Republic of China want to recognize the ROC. In other words, the ROC does not consider the PRC a state. Accordingly, laws relating to international relations cannot be applied regarding the relations between Taiwan and mainland China. [6] [10] [11]
TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. officials had an unmistakable message for China this week: We stand with Taiwan. Why Taiwan is a major flashpoint in the rapidly deteriorating U.S.-Chinese relations Skip ...
France and Taiwan on Thursday signed a wide-ranging agreement to enable their film and TV industries co-operate on a higher level. At a signing ceremony in Taipei at the Taiwan Creative Culture ...
However, the Taiwan Relations Act passed by the unequivocal support of US Congress (and signed by the Carter Administration) [1] shortly thereafter continued to provide the legal framework as a US domestic law to maintain commercial, cultural, and other relations without official Government representation and without diplomatic relations of the ...
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