U.S. arms sales to Taiwan justified, declassified Reagan memo reveals

Taipei, Sept. 18 (CNA) A recently declassified White House document published by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) provides evidence that American arms sales to Taiwan do not flout the terms of a joint communique issued by the United States and China in August 1982, despite Beijing's strong protest against such deals.

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