The Six Assurances are guidelines used in conducting relations between the United States of America and the Republic of China

Republic of China

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 (Taiwan). They were proposed in 1982 by the Republic of China during negotiations between the United States and People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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 over the Joint Communique on Arms Sales to Taiwan. The U.S. government agreed to these points and informed the United States Congress

United States Congress

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 of this in July 1982. The Six assurances were:

1. The United States would not set a date for ending arms sales to the Republic of China (ROC);
2. The United States would not hold prior consultations with the People's Republic of China regarding arms sales to the ROC;
3. The United States would not play a mediation role between the PRC and the ROC;
4. The United States would not revise the Taiwan Relations Act
   Taiwan Relations Act
   The Taiwan Relations Act is an act of the United States Congress passed in 1979 after the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and the breaking of relations between the United States and the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan by President Jimmy Carter...
   
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5. The United States would not alter its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan (i.e. "The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States Government does not challenge that position"); and
6. The United States would not pressure Taiwan to enter into negotiations with the PRC.

External links

• U.S. Department of State Press Release - Nov. 10th, 2004
• The "Six Assurances" to Taiwan
• The July 2007 CRS Report to Congress
• Heritage Foundation: President Reagan's Six Assurances to Taiwan and Their Meaning Today
• Heritage Foundation: Why the Administration Should Reaffirm the "Six Assurances" to Taiwan
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