Dwight D. Eisenhower committed America to defending Formosa in 1955.
He continued Truman 's policy of recognizing the Republic of China as the legitimate government of China , and he won congressional approval of the Formosa Resolution.
The Formosa Resolution was a bill enacted by the U.S. Congress on January 29 , 1955 that established an American commitment to defend Formosa -LRB- now called Taiwan -RRB-.
