Taiwan: Political and Security Issues

Abstract

Taiwan, which officially calls itself the Republic of China (ROC), is an island democracy of 23.6 million people located across the Taiwan Strait from mainland China. U.S.-Taiwan relations have been unofficial since January 1,1979, when the Carter Administration established diplomatic relations with the Peoples Republic of China(PRC) and broke formal diplomatic ties with self-ruled Taiwan, over which the PRC claims sovereignty. The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA, P.L. 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), enacted on April 10, 1979, provides a legal basis for this unofficial bilateral relationship. It also includes commitments related to Taiwans security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 04, 2021
Accession Number
AD1170157

Entities

People

  • Susan V. Lawrence

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Covid-19
  • Democracy
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Hong Kong
  • International Conflicts
  • International Relations
  • Islands
  • Law
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Republic
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting