Today, 29 years ago, on March 16, 1996 (Calendar 27 January 1996), the U.S. Congress approved the sale of weapons to Taiwan. During the 1996 pilot trials and exercises in the East China Sea and South China Sea, the U.S. announced that the "Independent" aircraft carrier flew to the Strait near Taiwan, and then sent an aircraft carrier. On March 11, the U.S. announced that a mix of aircraft carriers such as the "Nimez" aircraft carrier stationed in the Gulf would travel to the waters near Taiwan. In this context, on March 16, the U.S. agreed to sell weapons to Taiwan. On March 21, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution claiming that the U.S. military should "protect Taiwan", and on March 28, the U.