the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Communiqué_on_the_Establishment_of_Diplomatic_Relations" id="mwApY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations">Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Relations_Act" id="mwApc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Taiwan Relations Act">Taiwan Relations Act</a> enter into force. Through the Communiqué, the United States establishes normal diplomatic relations with China.<sup about="#mwt411" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-80"}}' id="cite_ref-80" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./January_1#cite_note-80" id="mwApg" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 80;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwApk">[80]</span></a></sup> Through the Act, the United States guarantees military support for Taiwan.<sup about="#mwt415" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-81"}}' id="cite_ref-81" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./January_1#cite_note-81" id="mwApo" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 81;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAps">[81]</span></a></sup>
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