22 USC § 3357 - Findings and statement of policy

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s3357"
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title: "22 USC § 3357 - Findings and statement of policy"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3357"
section_name: "Findings and statement of policy"
chapter_number: 48
chapter_name: "TAIWAN ENHANCED RESILIENCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5511, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3308.)"
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# § 3357. Findings and statement of policy

**(a)** **Findings** 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)** **Statement of policy** 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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5511, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3308.)