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Tuesday, April 08, 2014

U.S. House approves sale of warships to Taiwan

USS Elrod (FFG-55)The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed by unanimous consent legislation reaffirming the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act and authorizing the sale of four Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigates to Taiwan.

The Taiwan Relations Act Affirmation and Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2014 will now be forwarded to the Senate for further actions.

The bill authorizes the sale of four frigates -- the USS Taylor (FFG-50), USS Gary (FFG-51), USS Carr (FFG-52) and USS Elrod (FFG-55) -- to Taiwan based on the Taiwan Relations Act, which guides U.S. arms sale policy to Taiwan and the unofficial ties between the two sides.

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