The United States of America

The policy of the United States government toward Cross-Strait relations is determined by balancing the three joint communiques the U.S. signed with the People's Republic of China (1972, 1979, and 1982) with the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8).  The main issue is to promote economic relationships on both sides of the strait that contribute to American interests, while encouraging the two sides to resolve the issue of unification or independence by themselves and, most importantly, to resolve the issue peacefully.  This message of peaceful resolution of the conflict is stated, albeit not forcefully, in the 1972 Shanghai Communique. Both the executive branch and the legislative branch since 1972 reiterate the imperative for a peaceful settlement.  This requirement causes the American leaders to respond diplomatically as well as militarily to actions taken by both the Chinese side and the Taiwanese side, such as during the 1995/1996 PRC missile exercises when the US dispatched two aircraft carrier battle groups to the area as well as warning the Taiwan side not to go too far in promoting independence .  The highest priority for the US side is to insure the issue of the Taiwan Strait is settled peacefully.

Strait Talk, Chapter Five: The Issues

Country Profile

United States of America (U.S.)

Basis of U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations

U.S.-China Relations

• U.S.-PRC Joint Communiqué (1982)
• Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the U.S. and the P.R.C. (1979)
• Sino-US Joint Communiqué (The Shanghai Communiqué) (1972)

U.S.-Taiwan Relations

• Public Law No: 96-8 Taiwan Relations Act (1979)
• The "Six Assurances" to Taiwan (1982)
• Reagan’s Secret Memorandum on the 1982 Communiqué (1982)

• U.S.-PRC Joint Communiqué (1982)
• Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the U.S. and the P.R.C. (1979)
• Sino-US Joint Communiqué (The Shanghai Communiqué) (1972)

Related Statements

• Assistant Secretary of State John Holdridge and Six Assurances (1982)
• Address by the Honorable Ronald Reagan,''World Challenges, 1979" Seminar, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California (January 12, 1979)
• Carter Announces Recognition of PRC (1978)
• Kissinger's Secret Talks with PRC Premier Zhou Enlai (1971)

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The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States Government does not challenge that position. It reaffirms its interest in a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question by the Chinese themselves.

-- Shanghai Communiqué, 1972

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"One China Policy"

Law

Official Announcements 

• Public Law No: 96-8 Taiwan Relations Act (1979)

• U.S.-PRC Joint Communiqué (1982)
• Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the U.S. and the P.R.C. (1979)​
• Sino-US Joint Communiqué (The Shanghai Communiqué) (1972)

Oral Assurances

• The "Six Assurances" to Taiwan (1982)

Written Clarification

• Reagan’s Secret Memorandum on the 1982 Communiqué (1982)

For additional information, see "One China" and "One China, Five Interpretations"

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Administrations

The Trump Administration

DOD Focus on the Indo-Pacific 

​Nuclear Posture Review (2018)

National Security Strategy of the United States of America (December 2017)

Remarks by President Trump After Meeting with President Xi of China (April 07, 2017)

Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Visit of President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (April 04, 2017)

Joint Statement from President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (February 10, 2017)

Readout of the President's Call with President Xi Jinping of China (February 09, 2017)

Withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement (January 23, 2017)

The Obama Administration

​Press Conference by President Obama (Full text of Remarks on China, Taiwan) (December 16, 2016)

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest (December 05, 2016)

US urges China to remain flexible in cross-strait ties (2016)

Press Statement in Tokyo on the Importance of Japan to the Rebalance (2016)

​​National Security Strategy: February 2015

Admiral Harris' Speech at Stanford Center - Peking University, Beijing China (November 03, 2015)

Remarks by President Obama and President Xi Jinping in Joint Press Conference (September 25, 2015)

Statement: Before the Senate Armed Service Committee on Maritime Security Strategy in the Asia-Pacific Region 17 (September 17, 2015)

U.S.-Japan Joint Vision Statement (April 28, 2015)

Remarks by President Obama and President Xi Jinping in Joint Press Conference (November 12, 2014)

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Full Text)

​Remarks by President Obama to the Australian Parliament (November 17, 2011)

U.S.-China Joint Statement (January 19, 2011)

National Security Strategy: May 2010) 

Joint Press Statement by President Obama and President Hu of China (November 17, 2009)​

The Bush Administration 

President Bush Kyoto Speech (2005)

​President Bush's Meeting with President Hu in France (2003) ​

Bush-Jiang Summit in Crawford (2002)

Bush-Jiang Press Conference in Beijing (2002)

National Security Strategy: September 2002

President Bush on "Whatever It Takes" (2001)​

George W. Bush Foreign Policy Statement (1999)

The Clinton Administration

Clinton Resolution with Assent of Taiwan's People (2000)

President Clinton on the "Three Pillars" of Policy Toward Taiwan (1999)

Presidents Clinton and Jiang at APEC Meeting (1999)

Clinton-Jiang Summit in Beijing (1998)

Summit and Clinton's Statement on the "Three Noes" (1998)

President Clinton's Summit Statements (Washington) (1997)

President Clinton's Secret Letter to Jiang Zemin - the "Three No’s"(1995)

The Bush Administration

President Bush on the Sale of F-16s to Taiwan (1992)

​Statement by George Bush in Beijing (1989)

The Reagan Administration

Reagan’s Secret Memorandum on the 1982 Communiqué (1982)

The "Six Assurances" to Taiwan (1982)

Assistant Secretary of State John Holdridge and Six Assurances (1982)

U.S.-PRC Joint Communiqué (1982)

Assistant Secretary of State John Holdridge and Six Assurances (1982)

Address by the Honorable Ronald Reagan,''World Challenges, 1979" Seminar, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California (January 12, 1979)

The Carter Administration

Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the U.S. and the P.R.C. (1979)​​
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Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and the People's Republic of China United States Statement (December 15, 1978)

The Ford Administration

President Ford's Address to a Joint Session of Congress (Excerpt) (1974)

The Nixon Administration

Sino-US Joint Communiqué (The Shanghai Communiqué) (1972)

Nixon's Five Points (1972) 

The Eisenhower Administration

"Legal Problems Regarding Formosa and the Offshore Islands" (1958)

The Truman Administration

President Truman's Statement on the Mission of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Formosa Area (1950)

National Security Council (NSC)

​The Strategic Importance of Formosa (1948)

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U.S. Congress

Public Law

• Public Law No: 115-409 Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (December 31, 2018)
• Public Law No: 115-135 Taiwan Travel Act (March 16, 2018)
• Public Law No: 113-276 To provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (Sec. 102) (December 18, 2014)
• Public Law No: 113-291 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Sec. 1256, Sec. 1259A, and Sec 1259B,  esp. (E) and (H))(December 19, 2014)
• ​Public Law No: 113-17 Grants Observer Status to Taiwan at International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (July 12, 2013)
• Public Law No: 111-266  Security Cooperation Act (Sec 202 (b)) (Security Cooperation Act) (October 08, 2010)
• Public Law No: 111-84 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 (Section 1202) (October 28, 2009) 
• Public Law No: 109-163 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2006 (January 06, 2006)
• Public Law No: 108-235 Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (June 14, 2004) ​
• Public Law No: 107-228 (H.R. 1646) Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (September 30, 2002)
• ​Public Law No: 107-206 (H.R.4775) Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States (Secs 2007 and 2013) (August 02, 2002)
• Public Law No: 107-107 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (December 28, 2001)
• Public Law No: 107-10 Concerning the Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (May 28, 2001)
• Public Law No: 106-429  Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (November 06, 2000)
• ​Public Law No: 106-398 (H.R. 4205) National Defense Authorization Fiscal Year 2001 (October 30, 2000)
• Public Law No: 106-286 (H.R. 4444) Normal Trade Relations For the People's Republic of China (October 10, 2000)
• ​Public Law No: 106-212 American Institute in Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act (May 26, 2000)
• Public Law No: 106-113 Fiscal Year 2000 Appropriations Federal Funds (November 29, 1999) 
• Public Law No: 106-65 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2000 (October 05, 1999) 
• Public Law No: 105-262 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes (October 17, 1998)
• Public Law No: 105-261 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1999 (October 17, 1998) 
• ​Public Law No: 104-164 (H.R. 3121) (Secs 201; 620 G) (July 21, 1996)
• Public Law No: 103-236 Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY 1994-1995 (H.R. 2333) (January 25, 1994) 
• Public Law No: 100-418 United States and Foreign Commercial Service Pacific Rim Initiative (August 23, 1988)
• Public Law No: 98-181 Continued Membership of the Republic of China in the Asian Development Bank (November 30, 1983)
• Public Law No:  96-389 Membership for Taiwan in the IMF (October 07, 1980)
• Public Law No: 96-259  Sense of Congress Respecting Membership of Taiwan in the Asian Development Bank (June 03, 1980)
• ​Public Law No: 96-8 Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) (January 01, 1979)
• Public Law 93-475​: To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the United States Information Agency, and for other purposes (Sec. 3: Repeal of the Formosa Resolution) (October 26, 1974)
• Public Law No: 84-4 Formosa Resolution (January 29, 1955)

Bills

Senate

• S.2736 - Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably) (September 26, 2018)
• S.3406 - Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2018 (September 4, 2018)
• S. 2987 - National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Section 1243 titled "Sense of Senate on Taiwan.") (June 5, 2018)
• S. 2962 - To advocate for Taiwan’s inclusion in certain international organizations, and for other purposes (May 24, 2018)
• S.2736 - Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (April 24, 2018)
  ​S.1051 - Taiwan Travel Act (May 04, 2017)
• S.3397 - Taiwan Travel Act (September 27, 2016)
• S.1635 -  Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 (Title 1, Section 117) (April 2016)
• S.2426 - A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes (March 2016)
• S.2092 - A Bill to Address Taiwan's participation in the WHO (became Public Law No: 108-235) (February 2004)
• ​​S.693 - Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (March 24, 1999)

House

• H.R. 5680: Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission Act of 2018 (May 7, 2018)
• H.R.5515 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Section 1253 - Strengthening Taiwan's Force Readiness (April 13, 2018)
• H.R.3320 - To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes (January 10, 2018)
• H.R.535 - Taiwan Travel Act (January 09, 2018)
• H.R.3320 - To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes (January 09, 2018)
• H.R.2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (November 30, 2017)
• H.R.4288 - Taiwan Security Act of 2017 (November 07, 2017)
• ​H.R.3320 - To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes (July 19, 2017)
• H.R.2810 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (July 14, 2017)
• H.R.2621 - To strengthen security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, and for other purposes (May 29, 2017)
• ​H.R.2621 - Strengthening Security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Act (May 24, 2017)
• H.R.271 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should commence negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan (April 06, 2017)
• H.R. 535 - Taiwan Travel Act (January 13, 2017)
• H.R.6047 - Taiwan Travel Act (September 15, 2016)
• H.R.1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (2015)  (Section 1263 Sense of Senate on Taiwan Asymmetric Military Capabilities and Bilateral Training Activities) (June 18, 2015)(vetoed by the President)
• H.R.4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (May 26, 2016)
• H.R.1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Section 1257)  (Introduced) (April 13, 2015)
• H.R.494 - Affirms the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act (February 28, 2014)
• ​H.R.4495 - Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act (April 28, 2014)
• H.R.3470 - (Combines H.R. 494 (to affirm the TRA) and Naval Vessel transfer and arms export control amendments act)) (November 13, 2013)
• H.R.419 - Taiwan Policy Act of 2013 (January 25, 2013)
• ​H.R.2918 - Taiwan Policy Act of 2011 (September 14, 2011)
• H.R.5672 - Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 (June 29, 2006)
• H.R.441 - An Act to endorse observer status for Taiwan in WHA and to amend Public Law 107-10 (March 12, 2003)​
• H.R.1646 - Foreign Relations Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2003 (Sec. 692, 1206, 1263)  ((Introduced) April 27, 2001) 
• H.R.1283 - To establish the policy of the United States with respect to deployment of missile defense systems capable of defending allies of the United States against ballistic missile attack (March 28, 2001)
• H.R.428 - Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (February 06, 2001)
• ​H.R.659 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the future of Taiwan should be resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the people of Taiwan (October 27, 2000)
• H.R.4444 - Normal Trade Relations Treatment to the People's Republic of China (Introduced) (May 15, 2000) 
• H.R.1838 - Taiwan Security Enhancement Act (As placed on Calendar Senate) (April 13, 2000)
• ​H.R.4004 - Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. (March 16, 2000)
• H.​R.408 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1838) to assist in the enhancement of the security of Taiwan, and for other purposes (February 01, 2000)
• ​H.R.1794 - Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (WHO) (October 04, 1999)
• ​H.R.2415 - Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (August 03, 1999)
• ​H.R.1838 - Taiwan Security Enhancement Act ((Introduced) (May 18, 1999)
• H.R.1757 - Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (June 17, 1997)​​
  • Amendment to H.R. 1757
    (Congressional statement regarding the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization included as an amendment to the State Department Authorization bill)
• H.R.3121 - Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act (Secs 201; 620 H) (March 20, 1996)
• H.R.2333​ - Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995’ (January 25, 1994)

Concurrent Resolutions

Senate

• S.Con.Res.40 - A concurrent resolution recognizing the close relationship between the United States and Taiwan and the important role of the American Institute in Taiwan in strengthening such relationship (June 14, 2018)
  
• S.Con.Res.38 - A concurrent resolution reaffirming the Taiwan Relation Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations (July 06, 2016)
• S.Con.Res.17 -  A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan should be accorded observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) (Introduced) (May 12, 2011)
• ​S.Con.Res.140 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the United States (September 28, 2000)
• ​S.Con.Res.99 - A concurrent resolution congratulating the people of Taiwan for the successful conclusion of presidential elections on March 18, 2000, and reaffirming United States policy toward Taiwan and the People's Republic of China (March 28, 2000)
• ​S.Con.Res.17 - A concurrent resolution concerning the 20th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (April 12, 1999)
• S.Con.Res.15 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States supports the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization (July 10, 1998) ​
• ​S.Con.Res.107 - A concurrent resolution affirming U.S. commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act (July 10, 1998)
• S.Con.Res. 9 (104th): A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States (Introduced: March 06, 1995)
• S.Con.Res.45 - A concurrent resolution relating to the Republic of China on Taiwan's participation in the United Nations (September 30, 1993)

House

• H.Con.Res. 124: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes (June 20, 2018)
• H.Con. Res.88 - Reaffirms the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as the cornerstone of United States–Taiwan relations (October 28, 2015) 
• ​​H.Con.Res.316 - Expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan and its 23,000,000 people deserve membership in the United Nations (September 14, 2010)
• H.Con.Res.55 - Recognizes the 30th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) (March 26, 2009)
• H.Con.Res.18 -  Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes (January 09, 2009)
• H.Con.Res.219 - Expresses the sense of Congress regarding enhanced security for Taiwan (July 27, 2005)
• H.Con.Res.98 - Expresses the grave concern of Congress regarding the recent passage of the anti-secession law by the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (March 17, 2005)
• H.Con.Res.76 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should urge the People's Republic of China not to enact into law the so-called "anti-secession" legislation with respect to Taiwan and should reaffirm its unwavering commitment to Taiwan, and for other purposes (February 17, 2005)
• H.Con.Res.135 - Expressing the sense of the Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United States (May 15, 2001)
• H.Con.Res.121 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should conduct a policy review of its relations with the People's Republic of China (May 01, 2001)
• ​H.Con.Res.67 - Andrews Resolution Expressing the Sense of Congress Relating to the Taiwan Relations Act (March 20, 2001)
• ​​H.Con.Res.390 - Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Taiwan's participation in the United Nations (October 19, 2000)
• ​H.Con.Res.401 - Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the United States (September 14, 2000)
• H.Con.Res.354 - Commending Ambassador Stephen S.F. Chen for his many years of distinguished service to the Republic of China on Taiwan and for his friendship with the people of the United States (June 15, 2000)
• ​​H.Con.Res.334 - Expressing the sense of Congress that normal trade relations treatment for products of the People's Republic of China should be revoked if that country attacks, invades, or imposes a blockade on Taiwan (May 24, 2000)
• H.Con.Res.292 - Congratulating the people of Taiwan for the successful conclusion of presidential elections on March 18, 2000, and reaffirming United States policy toward Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China (March 22, 2000)
• ​H.Con.Res.272 - Commending the people of Taiwan for reaffirming, in their upcoming presidential elections, their dedication to democratic ideals, and for other purposes (March 09, 2000)
• H.Con.Res.262 - Expressing the sense of Congress on the accession of Taiwan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (March 02, 2000)
• ​H.Con.Res.166 - Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should adopt a "One China, One Taiwan Policy" which reflects the present day reality that Taiwan and China are two separate nations (July 29, 1999)
• ​H.Con.Res.61 - Expressing the sense of the Congress that all Chinese people, including the people of Taiwan, deserve to be represented in international institutions (March 18, 1999)
• H.Con.Res.56 - Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (March 17, 1999)
• ​H.Con.Res.22 -​ Providing that the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the People's Republic of China (February 03, 1999)
• ​H.Con.Res.334 - ​Relating to Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (October 10, 1998)
• H.Con.Res.301 - Affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan (July 17, 1998)
• H.Con.Res.270 - Acknowledges the positive role of Taiwan in the current Asian financial crisis and affirming the support of the American people for peace and stability on the Taiwan Strait and security for Taiwan's democracy (June 10, 1998)
• ​H.Con.Res.132 - Relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan's) participation in the United Nations (July 29, 1997)
• H.Con.Res.138 - Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the movement toward democracy by the 21,000,000 people of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and addressing the increasingly dangerous behavior of the People's Republic of China (January 31, 1996)
• H.Con.Res.53 - Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States (Introduced: March 29, 1995)
• H.Con.Res. 33 (104th): Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States (Introduced: March 06, 1995).
• H.Con.Res. 148 (103rd): Relating to the Republic of China on Taiwan’s participation in the United Nations (Introduced: September 21, 1993)
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Simple Resolution

• S.Res. 89 - Expressing the sense of the Senate welcoming Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian to the United States (May 15, 2001)
  
• S.Res 194 - Expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Taiwan on September 21, 1999 (October 01, 1999)
  
• S.Res. 26 - Relating to Taiwan's Participation in the World Health Organization (April 12, 1999)
  
• S.Res. 114 ​- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China not alter the current or future status of Taiwan as a free and democratic country (July 1997)

Repealed

• The U.S. Congress Formosa Resolution (1955) (repealed in 1974)

Press Releases

• Chairman Royce: Taiwan’s Exclusion from World Health Assembly Hurts Global Health (May 22, 2017)

For additional information, see "US Arms Sales".

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Congressional Hearings

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Hearing: Renewing Assurances: Strengthening U.S.-Taiwan Ties (June 15, 2017)
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Hearing: Step or Stumble The Obama Administration's Pivot to Asia (December 06, 2016)
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Hearing: The U.S.–Republic of Korea–Japan Trilateral Relationship: Promoting Mutual Interests in Asia
  • Testimony of the Honorable Daniel R. Russel Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State (September 27, 2016)
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Hearing: Foreign Affairs Diplomacy and Security in the South China Sea: After the Tribunal
  • Testimony of Amitai Etzioni, Professor of International Affairs, Director, Institute of Communitarian Policy           Studies, The George Washington University (September 22, 2016​)​​

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Hearing: America as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia (2016)
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Hearing: The Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations (2016)
  • Testimony of Susan A. Thornton, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State  (2016)
  • ​Testimony of Mr. Randall Schriver, President and Chief Executive Officer, Project 2049 Institute (2016) 
  • Testimony of Bonnie Glaser, Senior Adviser for Asia, Director, China Power Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (2016)
  • Testimony of Shelley Rigger, Ph.D., Brown Professor and Assistant Dean for Educational Policy, Davidson College  (2016)
• ​Armed Service Committees Hearing : Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces (2015)
• Testimony of Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: The Future of U.S.-China Relations (2014)
• ​Statement of Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, U.S. Navy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on U.S. Pacific Command Posture (2014)
• Armed Services Committee Hearing: Adapting U.S. Missile Defense for Future Threats: Russia, China and Modernizing the NMD Act (2014)
• ​Hearing United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Evaluating U.S. Policy on Taiwan on the 35th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) (2014)
• Hearing: The Promise of the Taiwan Relations Act (2014)
• Mr. Kin Moy, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State (Full Text)
• Hearing: United States Committee on Foreign Relations:Evaluating the Impact of the 'Umbrella Movement' (2014)
• Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Hearing: Nuclear Weapons Modernization in Russia and China: Understanding Impacts to the United States (2011)
• ​Hearing: Why Taiwan Matters (Part II) (2011)
• Hearing: Why Taiwan Matters (Part I) (2011)
• Hearing: China's Anti-Secession Law and Developments Across the Taiwan Strait (2005)
• Hearing: The United States and Asia: Continuity, Instability, and Transition (2004)
• Overview of U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan (2004)
• House Hearing, 106 Congress​: U.S.-China Bilateral Trade Agreement and the Accession of China to the WTO (2000)​
• US CINCPAC Admiral Blair Statement to Congress (2000)​​
• ​US Taiwan Policy Review III (1995)
• US Taiwan Policy Review II (1994)
• US Taiwan Policy Review  I (1994)

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Department of Defense

Current Defense Strategy

DOD Focus on the Indo-Pacific

Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China

DOD Reports to Congress Pursuant Public Law 106-113

• China Military Power: Modernizing a Force to Fight and Win (2019)
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2018)
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2017)
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2016)
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2015) 
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2014) 
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2013) 
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2012) 
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2011) 
• Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (2010) 
• Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2009) 
• Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2008) 
• Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2007) 
• Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2006) 
• The Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2005) 
• The Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2004) 
• The Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2003) 
• The Military Power of the People's Republic of China (2002) 

Security in the Taiwan Straits

• Report to Congress on the Security Situation in the Taiwan Strait (February 1999)

National Military Strategy

(2015) (2011)

National Security and Nuclear Weapons

• Nuclear Posture Review (2018)
• National Security and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century (2008)
• Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DOD Nuclear Weapons Management (2008)

Quadrennial Defense Review

(2014) (2010) (2006) (2001) (1997)

Office of Naval Intelligence

The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century 
​(2015) (2009)

Additional Reports

• Air Defense Options for Taiwan (2016)
  
• Air-Sea Battle Concept (2013)
  
• Sustaining Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense (2012)
  
• Assessment of Chinese Radiofrequency Weapon Capabilities (2001)

Statements & Releases

• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Return of U.S. Navy UUV (December 19, 2016)

U.S.-PRC Military Talks

• U.S.-China Conduct 2016 Defense Policy Coordination Talks (2016)

DOD Taiwan Contracts

• U.S. Department of Defense Contract Announcements – Taiwan (2014 - 2017)

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Department of State 

• ​U.S.-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis at a Joint Press Availability (June 21, 2017)
• Department Press Briefing (Taiwan-Panama) (June 13, 2017)
• ​Preview of the Visit of President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (April 05, 2017)
• On-the-Record-Briefing: Previewing the Visit of President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (April 05, 2017)
• Foreign Press Center Briefing: A Preview of Secretary Tillerson's Upcoming Travel to Asia (March 13, 2017)
• Department Press Briefing (March 08, 2017)
• ​​Susan A. Thornton, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs: U.S. hopes Tsai will articulate vision for cross-strait ties (May 03, 2016)
• Antony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, Testimony, US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing:  “America as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia” (April 2016)
• Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Remarks at "China's Growing Pains" Conference​ (April 2016)
• Taiwan's International Role and the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) (March 2016)
• Keynote Remarks at the Washington International Trade Association's Trans-Pacific Partnership Series (January 2016)
• On Taiwan's Election (January 2016)
• Meeting Between Cross-Strait Leaders (November 2015)
• U.S.-Japan Extended Deterrence Dialogue (November 2015)
• Remarks at the Global Cooperation Training Framework (GCTF) MOU Signing Ceremony (June 2015)
• Taiwan: A Vital Partner in East Asia (May 2015)  
• Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin Travels to Taiwan (May 2015) 
• Evaluating U.S. Policy on Taiwan on the 35th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (April 2014)
• The Promise of the Taiwan Relations Act (March 2014)
• Trends in the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship (October 2013)
• Rebalance to Asia II: Security and Defense: Cooperation and Challenges (April 2013)
• Why Taiwan Matters, Part II (October 2011)
• Cross-Strait Relations in a New Era of Negotiations (July 2010)
• Press Briefing on the President's Trip to Australia and the APEC Summit by Senior Administration Officials (August 2007)
• Statement on National Unification Council (2006)
• Whither China: From Membership to Responsibility? (2005)
• Colin L. Powell: Interview With Anthony Yuen of Phoenix TV (2004)
• ​U.S. Assistant Secretary Stan Roth on "Interim Agreements" (1999)
• ​China-US Joint Statement (1997)
• ​Summit and State Department on the "Three No’s" (1997)
• US Department of State on March 1996 Taiwan Strait Tensions (1996)
• Secretary of State Christopher on Improving Relations with China (May 17, 1996)
• ​State Department Announcement of U.S. Visa for President Lee Teng-hui's Visit to Cornell University (1995)
• ​US Taiwan Policy Review III (1995)
• US Taiwan Policy Review II (1994)
• US Taiwan Policy Review I (1994)
• U.S. Department of State's Statement on the Status of Taiwan (April 1971)​
• US Secretary of State Dulles' Statement (September 1958)
• U.S. Department of State's Policy Memorandum on Abandoning Taiwan (December 1949)  

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American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)

Official Remarks

Press Releases

• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010

• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010

News

• William Brent Christensen Announced as Director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (June 27, 2018)
  
• Taiwan must do its part to step up defenses: AIT chairman, Focus Taiwan News Channel (October 13, 2017)
• ​​U.S. Congressional Delegation to Visit Taiwan August 25-26, 2017, American Institute in Taiwan (n.d.)
• AIT chairman on Taiwan visit, The China Post (April 24, 2017)​
• US Marines to be stationed at new AIT building in Taipei: former director, The China Post (February 17, 2017)

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U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Reports

• China’s Engagement in the Pacific Islands: Implications for the United States (June 14, 2018)
  
• Annual Report to Congress (November 15, 2017)
• ​China-Russia Military-to-Military Relations: Moving Toward a Higher Level of Cooperation ​(March 20, 2017)
• Annual Report to Congress (November 16, 2016)
• Taiwan Election's Issue Brief (January 28, 2016)​
• China's Efforts to Counter U.S. Forward Presence in the Asia-Pacific (2016)
• Annual Report to Congress (2015)

​              -- Chapter 2 U.S.-China Security Relations
              -- Chapter 2 Section 3 China's Offensive Missile Forces
              -- Chapter 3 Section 3 Taiwan

• ​China's New YJ-18 Antiship Cruise Missile: Capabilities and Implications  for U.S. Forces in the Western Pacific (2015)
• ​Highlights from China's New Defense White Paper, "China's Military Strategy (2015)
• ​China's Incomplete Military Transformation: Assessing the Weaknesses of the PLA (2015)
• ​Taiwan's Improving Patrol Fleet Could Enhance Its Abilities to Defend against a Chinese Invasion (2015)
• Chinese Investment in the United States (2015)
• China's Military Modernization and its implications for the United States (2014)
• Recent Developments in China's Relations with Taiwan and North Korea (2014)
• ​Taiwan's 2014 Local Elections: Implications for Cross-Strait Relation (2014)
• Taiwan and China Agree to Enhance Communication, but Cross-Strait Economic Agreements Face Uncertainty (2014)
• China's Maritime Disputes in the East and South China Seas and the Cross-Strait Relationship (2013)
• China's Naval Modernization and Implications for the United States (2013)
• China Seeks "A New Type of Major-Country Relationship" with the United States (June 25, 2013)
• Taiwan's Declining Defense Spending Could Jeopardize Military Preparedness (June 11, 2013)
• The Evolving U.S. China Trade and Investment Relations (2012)
• Taiwan-China: Recent Economic, Political, and Military Developments Across the Straits and Implications for the U.S. (2010)
• Capabilities of the Chinese Liberation Army to Carry Out Military Action in the Event of Regional Conflicts (2009)
• China's Military Modernization and the Cross-Strait Balance (2005)
• China's Military Modernization and the Cross-Strait Balance (2004)
• The U.S. Role in Taiwan's Defense Forms (2004)

Hearings

​Hotspots Along China's Maritime Periphery (April 13, 2017)

• Christopher D. Yung, Ph.D., Donald Bren Chair of Non-Western Strategic Thought, Marine Corps University​

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Step or Stumble: The Obama Administration’s Pivot to Asia (December 06, 2016)

America as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia (April 2016)
​               -- Antony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State (Testimony)

China and the U.S. Rebalance to Asia (2016)                
               -- Mr. Dan Blumenthal, Director of Asian Studies, American Enterprise Institute (Testimony) 
               -- Mr. Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation (Testimony) ​​

Developments in China's Military Force Projection and Expeditionary Capabilities (2016)

China’s Offensive Missile Forces (2015)

Recent Developments in China’s Relations with Taiwan and North Korea (2014)

China and the Evolving Security Dynamics in East Asia (2014)

China’s Military Modernization and its Implications for the United States (2014)

​Armed Service Committee Hearing: Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region and Implications for U.S. National Security (2013)

Taiwan-China: Recent Economic, Political, and Military Developments Across the Strait, and Implications for the United States (2010)

The Implications of China’s Naval Modernization for the United States  (2009) 
China's Views of Sovereignty and Methods of Access Control (2008)

China's Military Modernization and Its Impact on the United States and the Asia-Pacific (2007)
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The U.S.-China Relationship: Economics and Security in Perspective (2007)

China’s Military Modernization and Cross-strait Balance (2005)​

China's Military Modernization and the Cross-Strait Balance (2004)

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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Taiwan

• Taiwan: Issues for Congress (October 17, 2017)
• Taiwan's January 2016 Elections: A Preview (January 12, 2016)
• U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues (November 26, 2014)
• China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy -- Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei (October 10, 2014)
• Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990 (August 29, 2014)
• U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues  (June 15, 2012)
• ​U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues (August 04, 2011)
• China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy -- Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei (June 24, 2011)
• Taiwan's Political Status: Historical Background and Ongoing Implications (November 03, 2009)
• Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications (November 02, 2009)
• Taiwan: Recent Developments and US Policy Choices (August 05, 2008)
• Taiwan: Overall Developments and Policy Issues in the 109th Congress (September 17, 2008)
• Taiwan's 2008 Presidential Election (April 02, 2008)
• Underlying Strains in Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations (April 20, 2007)
• The Rise of China and Its Effect on Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea: U.S. Policy Choices (January 13, 2006)
• ​Taiwan-U.S.  Political Relations: New Strains and Changes (October 10, 2006)
• Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices (July 01, 2006)
• Taiwan: Recent Developments and US Policy Choices (January 24, 2006)
• Taiwan in 2004: Elections, Referenda, and Other Democratic Challenges (January 10, 2005)​
• Taiwan's National Development Conference: Proposed Policy Changes and Implications for the United States​ (February 24, 1997)
• ​U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan (July 08, 1985)

China

• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress (June 17, 2016)
• ​The Chinese Military: Overview and Issues for Congress​ (March 24, 2016)
• China's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) (January 30, 2015)
• China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy -- Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei (October 10, 2014)
  
• U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress (October 27, 2014)
• U.S.-China Relations: An Overview of Policy Issues (August 01, 2013)
• China/Taiwan: Evolution of the "One China" Policy -- Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei (June 24, 2011)
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress ​(December 01, 2010)
• China's 17th Communist Party Congress, 2007: Leadership and Policy Implications (December 05, 2007)
• China's Anti-Satellite Weapon Test (April 23, 2007)
• China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (July 14, 2006)
• China-U.S. Relations During the 108th Congress (January 11, 2005)
• China-U.S. Aircraft Collision Incident of April 2001: Assessments and Policy Implications (October 10, 2001)

Hong Kong

• Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: The 2017 Election Reforms (2015)
  
• China's Leaders Quash Hong Kong's Hopes for Democratic Election Reforms (2014)
  
• Hong Kong: Ten Years After the Handover (2007)

Japan

• ​The U.S.-Japan Alliance (February 09, 2016)
  
• Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (September 29, 2015)
  
• ​New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines Deepen Alliance Cooperation (April 28, 2015)
  
• ​The U.S.-Japan Alliance (February 15, 2013)
  
• Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India (January 07, 2008)

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

• The Trans-Pacific Partnership: In Brief (2016)
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations and Issues for Congress (2015)
• Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis (2013)
• ​The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (2011)​​

Regional Architecture

• The Trans-Pacific Partnership: In Brief (2016)
  
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations and Issues for Congress (2015)
  
• Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis (2013)
  
• Pivot to the Pacific? The Obama Administration’s “Rebalancing” Toward Asia (2012)
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (2011)
  
• East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy (2008)
• U.S. Strategic and Defense Relationships in the Asia-Pacific Region (2007)
• Missile Defense Options for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan: A Review of the Defense Department Report to Congress (1999)​

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U.S.-Taiwan Relations

• Chairman Royce Urges Support for Taiwan’s World Health Assembly Participation (May 08, 2017)
• Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Visits Taiwan (March 14, 2017)
• U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a Changing Regional Landscape (Remarks by AIT Director Kin W. Moy) (2015)
• Stable cross-strait ties key to US-Taiwan ties: AIT head (2015)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy Visits Taiwan (2014)
• U.S.-Taiwan Trade Facts (2014)
• U.S. Approves Arms Sales to Taiwan (2010)
• National Security Archives Transcript 21: Taiwan Should Not Be Expelled From The UN (1971)
• Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China (1954)
• U.S. Military Advisory Assistance Group (MAAG) (Taipei)​​

For additional information, see "U.S. Arms Sales".

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U.S.-Japan Defense Relations

The Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation (2015)

U.S.-Japan Joint Vision Statement (2015)
Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee Toward a More Robust Alliance and Greater Shared Responsibilities (2013)

Consolidation Plan for Facilities and Areas in Okinawa (2013)

The Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation (1997)

Joint Statement: Completion of the Review of the Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation (1997)

​U.S.-Japan Joint Declaration on Security (1996)

Joint Statement of Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and U.S. President Richard Nixon (1969)

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between Japan and the United States of America (1960) 

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America (1960)​  
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Security Treaty Between Japan and the United States of America (1951)

For additional information, see "Japan".

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U.S.-Japan-Taiwan Security Relations

ROC (Taiwan)-US-Japan security dialogue held in Taipei (December 14, 2016)

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U.S.-China Relations: Rapprochement

The documents presented in this section are sourced from The National Security Archives.

Ford's Address to Congress

President Ford's Address to a Joint Session of Congress (1974)

Nixon's Visit to China (February 1972)

Nixon's Five Points (1972) 
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​​Nixon's Historic Trip to China (1972)

Haig's Trip to China (January 1972)

Haig's Preparatory Mission for Nixon's Visit to China in January (1972)

Kissinger's Trip to China (October 1971)

Document 10 - the agenda for the upcoming visit that includes Taiwan  

Document 11 - Taiwan and Japan

Document 12 - Representation in the United Nations (e.g., Taiwan and China) (one country, two government)

Document 13 -  departure of the US military from Taiwan and the potential arrival of the Japanese military

Document 14 -  Taiwan and reconnaissance planes

Document 15 - communique and the issue of Taiwan

Document 16 -  communique and the formulation of Taiwan

Document 17 - redrafting of the wording regarding the issue of Taiwan

Document 18 - the formulation of Taiwan, including the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the island

Document 19 - rewording of the formulation of the issue of Taiwan and U.S. troop withdrawal

Document 20  - issue of Taiwan, including Japan's role in the matter
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Document 21 - the issue of Taiwan, including U.S. military withdrawal and the U.S. requirement that China resolves the matter peacefully

The Secret Trip to China (July 1971)

Document 34 - Kissinger and Zhou (9 July1971)

Document 35 - Kissinger and Zhou (10 July 1971)

Document 36 - Kissinger and Zhou (10 July 1971)

Document 38 -  Kissinger and Zhou (11 July 1971)

Document 40  - Kissinger to Nixon, "My Talks with Chou En-lai," (14 July 1971)
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Document 41 - Memorandum for the President's Files, "Briefing of the White House Staff on the July 15 Announcement of the President's Trip to Peking," (19 July 1971)

Taiwan

Normalization of U.S.-China Relations (October 1974–July 1975)

Document 88. National Security Study Memorandum 212 (U.S. Security Assistance to the Republic of China) (1974)

Document 89. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency (Shift to Harshness in Peking's Policy Toward the US) (1974)

Document 90. Study Prepared by the Ad Hoc Interdepartmental Regional Group for East Asia and the Pacific (US Security Assistance to the Republic of China) (1974)

Document 94. Memorandum of Conversation (Normalization) (1974)

Document 97.  Memorandum of Conversation (Normalization) (1974)​

Document 98. Memorandum of Conversation (Normalization (1974)

Document 100. Letter From President Ford to Republic of China Premier Jiang Jingguo (1975)

Document 101. Memorandum From Richard H. Solomon and W. Richard Smyser of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger (1975)

​Document 103. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Ford (1975)

Document 106. Memorandum From W. Richard Smyser and Richard H. Solomon of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger (Chiang Kai-shek) (1975)

​Document 107. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Habib) to Secretary of State Kissinger (1975)

Document 108. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Habib), the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Gleysteen), the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Lord), and Richard H. Solomon of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger (1975)

Document 109. Memorandum of Conversation (1975)

Document 111. Backchannel Message From the Chief of the Liaison Office in China (Bush) to President Ford (1975)

Document 112. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Habib), the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Gleysteen), the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Lord), and Richard H. Solomon of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger (1975)

Document 113. Memorandum of Conversation (China) (1975)
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Document 115. Memorandum of Conversation (1975)

Foreign Relations with China

Foreign Relations of the United States, Volume XVIII China (1973-1976)

​U.S.-China Relations: From Hostility to Engagement, 1968-1998

China Policy (1977-1980)

Foreign Relations of the United States, Volume XVII China (1969-1972)  

Foreign Relations of the United States, Volume XXX China (1964-1968)

​Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)(1954)
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​Review of U.S. Policy in Relation to China (1950) 

The United Nations (UN)

National Security Archives Transcript 21: Taiwan Should Not Be Expelled From The UN (1971)

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Taiwan Strait Crises 

The Taiwan Strait Crisis: 1954-1955 and 1958
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Legal Problems Regarding Formosa and the Offshore Islands (1958) ​​

Nuclear Weapons in the Taiwan Straits

This Would be the Signal for General Nuclear War (2010)

Nukes in the Taiwan Straits Crisis (2008)

Eisenhower Advisers Discussed Using Nuclear Weapons in China (2008)

U.S. Nuclear War Planning Against China in the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis (2008)

The 1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis: A Documented History (1966)

State Department Memo on Nuclear War in the Taiwan Straits (August 1958)
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​Cold War Nuclear Targeted Installation List (Beijing / suburbs) (1956)

For additional information, see "Taiwan Strait Crises".

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