The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is significant because it a. required Taiwan to relinquish its position on the United Nations Security Council to China Selected:b. authorized the president to take any measures necessary to repel attacks against United States forces and allies in Southeast Asia c. led to an alliance between the United States, Japan, and Taiwan to limit the power of China in Asia d. declared that the United States would continue to provide air and naval support but withdrew all ground troops in the Vietnam War