He cited one document he had heard of from then-president Ronald Reagan at the time of the signing of the April 17, 1982, Third Communique. He paraphrased the document as saying that the US would try to ensure "that any change in the military balance would not work to the disadvantage of Taiwan unduly, and that, in effect, we would step up to whatever challenge we would face if this imbalance became too draconian or lopsided."
He said the release of such secret documents would help the commission in its deliberations as US-Taiwan relations "become more perilous and complex."
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