Editing Six Assurances (section)

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The [[United States House of Representatives]] passed a [[concurrent resolution]] on May 16, 2016, giving the first formal wording for the Six Assurances by more or less directly adopting how the former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs [[John H. Holdridge]] expressed them in 1982 (which was delivered to Taiwan's President [[Chiang Ching-kuo]] by then-Director of the [[American Institute in Taiwan]] [[James R. Lilley]]):<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/88/text/eh|title=H.Con.Res.88 - Reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations.|last=|first=|date=May 16, 2016|website=congress.gov|publisher=|access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>
# “* * * [W]e did not agree to set a date certain for ending arms sales to Taiwan”;
# “* * * [W]e see no mediation role for the United States” between Taiwan and the PRC;
# “* * *[N]or will we attempt to exert pressure on Taiwan to enter into negotiations with the PRC”;
# “* * * [T]here has been no change in our longstanding position on the issue of sovereignty over Taiwan”;
# “We have no plans to seek” revisions to the [[Taiwan Relations Act]]; and
# The [[August 17 Communiqué]] “should not be read to imply that we have agreed to engage in prior consultations with Beijing on [[US arms sales to Taiwan|arms sales to Taiwan]]”.

A similar resolution passed the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on July 6, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/38/text|title=S.Con.Res.38 - A concurrent resolution reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations.|last=|first=|date=May 16, 2016|website=congress.gov|publisher=|access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref>

In the first version, which was introduced to Congress by Rep. [[Steve Chabot]] on October 28, 2015, the Six Assurances were proposed to be:<ref name="hconres88">{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/88/text|title=H.Con.Res.88 - Reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as the cornerstone of United States-Taiwan relations |date=October 28, 2015|accessdate=April 22, 2016}}</ref>

# The United States would not set a date for termination of arms sales to Taiwan;
# The United States would not alter the terms of the Taiwan Relations Act;
# The United States would not consult with China in advance before making decisions about United States arms sales to Taiwan;
# The United States would not mediate between Taiwan and China;
# The United States would not alter its position about the sovereignty of Taiwan which was, that the question was one to be decided peacefully by the Chinese themselves, and would not pressure Taiwan to enter into negotiations with China; and
# The United States would not formally recognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.

Declassified cables, sent in 1982 from the State Department, detail the Six Assurances:<ref>[https://www.ait.org.tw/declassified-cables-taiwan-arms-sales-six-assurances-1982/ Declassified Cables: Taiwan Arms Sales & Six Assurances (1982)], [[American Institute in Taiwan]]</ref>

# The United States has not agreed to set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan.
# The United States has not agreed to consult with the PRC on arms sales to Taiwan.
# The United States will not play a mediation role between Taipei and Beijing.
# The United States has not agreed to revise the Taiwan Relations Act.
# The United States has not altered its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan.
# The United States will not exert pressure on Taiwan to enter into negotiations with the PRC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hartman |first1=Leigh |title=U.S. reaffirms importance of Taiwan relationship |url=https://share.america.gov/u-s-reaffirms-importance-of-taiwan-relationship/ |website=ShareAmerica |publisher=US State Department |accessdate=2 September 2020 |date=2 September 2020}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>