The
Taiwan Security Enhancement Act as passed
by the U.S. House of Representatives International
Relations Committee on Oct. 26 mandates:
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That the Defense Department make available
additional positions for Taiwan officers to
train at U.S. military academies;
* The
provision of a report detailing Taiwan's arms
requests within 60 days of the conclusion
of negotiations. The report must detail Taiwan's
requests, Taiwan's defense needs and provide
explanation for the rejection, postponement
or modification of any request;
*
That any attempt to determine defense material
supplied to Taiwan according to any other
basis than Taiwan's defense needs - such as
according to the Aug. 17, 1982, Communique
with the PRC - would be a violation of the
Taiwan Relations Act;
* Joint
training and exchange of personnel between
the U.S. and Taiwan armed forces is to be
arranged;
* The
setting up of direct communications between
the U.S. Pacific military command and the
Taiwan military command with 180 days of the
passage of the act. |
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The
following measures were included in the draft
bill, but deleted before passage by the committee:
Authorization of the U.S. president to
make available to Taiwan:
*
TMD equipment, including ground-based and
naval-based defense systems, as well the provision
of related technical information and personnel
training;
* Satellite
early warning data;
* Air
defense equipment including AIM-120 air-to-air
missiles and additional advanced fighters
and AWACS (Airborne warning and control system);
* Diesel-powered
submarines, anti-submarine systems, naval
anti-missile systems including Aegis destroyers,
and advanced naval communications systems.
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