Shifting Ambiguity U.S. Foreign Policy Toward China and Taiwan.

Abstract

Since 1949, US foreign policy regarding the dispute between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan has been complex at best and contradictory at worst. While the conflict between the Chinese Nationalists or Kuomintang (KMT) and the Chinese Communists (CCP) had been underway at various levels of intensity since the CCP's origination in 1921, the US did not become actively involved in the dispute until the US declared war on the Japanese in 1941. Since that time, major events have occurred in the region and across the globe which have not only cemented US interest and involvement in the dispute, but have led to dramatic shifts in US policy as well. Throughout all of these changes, US officials have regularly claimed that the Republic of China has enjoyed, and would continue to enjoy, the firmest US support possible. At the same time, since the late 196Os, the US has continually pursued closer relations with the PRC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363166

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