March 16, 1996 (27) Rat In the first month, the U.S. Congress approved the sale of weapons to Taiwan.

1996 when China director trials and exercises in the East China Sea and South China Sea, the United States announced the Independence aircraft carrier sailed near Taiwan Strait, and then sent an aircraft carrier. March 11, the United States announced stationed in the Gulf "Nimitz" aircraft carrier, and other mixed team heading for the waters near Taiwan. Against this background the United States on March 16 agreed to sell weapons to Taiwan, March 21, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution, claiming that the U.S. military should "protect Taiwan", March 28, the U.S. Senate passed the State Council Foreign Relations Authorization Law ", advocating further enhance US-Taiwan relations.