curprev06:2306:23, 13 July 2021 67.188.0.91talk 17,034 bytes+60 →The 1970s: The defense treaty between US and the ROC (Taiwan) was abrogated in December 1979. In accordance with the One China Policy, the US does not recognize Taiwan as being part of PRC China (because it is not) although it severed official diplomatic relations with the ROC. Nonetheless, there is still continued diplomatic relations between the US and Taiwan even in the absence of official diplomatic ties.undo