Editing Taiwan Relations Act (section)

===Since 2000===
A July 2007 Congressional Research Service Report confirmed that U.S. policy has not recognized the PRC's sovereignty over Taiwan.<ref>[http://www.taiwanbasic.com/nstatus/crs-report.htm CRS Report to Congress]</ref> The PRC continues to view the TRA as "an unwarranted intrusion by the United States into the internal affairs of China".<ref>[http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/xw/t143465.htm Embassy of the People's Republic of China: China opposes US congress' resolution on Taiwan] (19/07/2004)</ref> The United States has continued to supply Taiwan with armaments and China has continued to protest.<ref name=NYT122415>{{cite news|author1=The Editorial Board|title=China's Tantrum on Taiwan Arms Deal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/24/opinion/chinas-tantrum-on-taiwan-arms-deal.html|access-date=December 25, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=December 24, 2015|quote=The new arms package, which includes two navy frigates, antitank missiles, combat systems for minesweepers, amphibious attack vehicles and communications systems....}}</ref>

====Bipartisan affirmation (2016)====
On 19 May 2016, one day before [[Tsai Ing-wen]] assumed the democratically elected [[President of the Republic of China|presidency of the Republic of China]], U.S. Senators [[Marco Rubio]] ([[GOP|R]]-[[Florida|FL]]), a member of the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] and [[Senate Select Committee on Intelligence]] and [[Bob Menendez]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]-[[New Jersey|NJ]]), former chair of the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] and co-chair of the [[Senate Taiwan Caucus]], introduced a concurrent resolution reaffirming the TRA and the "[[Six Assurances]]" as cornerstones of [[United States–Taiwan relations]].<ref>[https://www.menendez.senate.gov/news-and-events/press/menendez-rubio-six-assurances-continued-foundation-of-us-taiwan-relations Menendez, Rubio: "Six Assurances" Continued Foundation of U.S.-Taiwan Relations], Senator [[Bob Menendez]], May 19, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/mobile/press-releases?ID=A3798D0D-F6AD-4538-ADC4-B85ACDEBA04E-33k Rubio, Menendez: ‘Six Assurances’ Continued Foundation Of U.S.-Taiwan Relations], Senator [[Marco Rubio]], May 19, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/38 S.Con.Res.38 - A concurrent resolution reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations.], [[Congress.gov]], May 19, 2016</ref>
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The [[2016 Republican National Convention]] in the Republican Party Platform states "[[Taiwan–United States relations|Our relations]] will continue to be based upon the provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act, and we affirm the [[Six Assurances]] given to Taiwan in 1982 by [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]]. We oppose any unilateral steps by either side to alter the status quo in the Taiwan Straits on the principle that all issues regarding the island’s future must be resolved peacefully, through dialogue, and be agreeable to the [[people of Taiwan]]. If China were to violate those principles, the United States, in accord with the Taiwan Relations Act, will help Taiwan defend itself... As a loyal friend of America, Taiwan has merited our strong support, including [[free trade agreement]] status, the timely sale of defensive arms including technology to build [[diesel submarines]]..."<ref>[https://www.gop.com/the-2016-republican-party-platform/ The 2016 Republican Party Platform], [[Republican National Committee]], July 18, 2016</ref>
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