The resolution gave Eisenhower explicit congressional backing for military action to deter Communist China, shaping U.S. Cold War policy in East Asia and the security relationship with Taiwan.
On September 2, 1955, the U.S. Congress approved the Formosa (Taiwan) Resolution authorizing the President to employ U.S. armed forces to defend Taiwan and the Pescadores against Communist attack.
The resolution gave Eisenhower explicit congressional backing for military action to deter Communist China, shaping U.S. Cold War policy in East Asia and the security relationship with Taiwan.
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