1996: The U.S. told China they intended to 'gradually reduce' arms sales to Taiwan

Winston Lord, then-Assistant Secretary of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs at their hearing on U.S.-Taiwan Relations held on February 7, 1996.

Watch the full hearing: https://www.c-span.org/video/?69767-1/us-taiwan-relations

This clip is featured in our full podcast episode CD272: What is Taiwan? Listen here: https://youtu.be/OIjh-cf3tBM

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