Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§3357 Findings and statement of policy

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 48A— - TAIWAN ENHANCED RESILIENCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN › § 3357

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Directs the United States to promote peace and stability in the Indo‑Pacific and to strengthen Taiwan’s diplomatic, economic, and territorial space. It says doing this protects U.S. interests and helps the people of Taiwan decide their own future. Notes that peace in the Western Pacific matters to U.S. political, security, and economic interests and is an international concern. It requires the U.S. to work with allies to deter military moves or other coercion, and it says the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has run a coordinated campaign since Tsai Ing‑Wen’s 2016 election to weaken Taiwan.

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Title 22, §3357

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(a)Congress finds the following:

(1)Advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific has been a central element of United States foreign policy toward the region.

(2)The Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), especially since the election of Tsai Ing-Wen in 2016, has conducted a coordinated campaign to weaken Taiwan diplomatically, economically, and militarily in a manner that threatens to erode United States policy and create a fait accompli on questions surrounding Taiwan’s future.

(3)To secure United States interests and preserve the ability of the people of Taiwan to determine their own future, it is necessary to reinforce Taiwan’s diplomatic, economic, and territorial space.

(b)It is the policy of the United States to—

(1)maintain the position that peace and stability in the Western Pacific are in the political, security, and economic interests of the United States, and are matters of international concern; and

(2)work with allies and partners to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and deter military acts or other forms of coercive behavior that would undermine regional stability.

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22 U.S.C. § 3357

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73