Number: 98-837
Title: TAIWAN: THE "THREE NO'S," CONGRESSIONAL-ADMINISTRATION DIFFERENCES, AND U.S. POLICY ISSUES
Authors: Robert G. Sutter, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: The controversy between the Clinton Administration and congressional critics over President Clinton's public affirmation in Shanghai on June 30, 1998 of the so-called "three no's" regarding U.S. policy toward Taiwan is the latest episode in over 20 years of arguments between the Administration and the Congress over appropriate U.S. policy in the U.S.-People's Republic of China (PRC)-Taiwan relationship. The "three no's" involve U.S. non-support for: Taiwan independence; one China, one Taiwan; and Taiwan representation in international organizations where statehood is a requirement. This report reviews the arguments in the current controversy against the backdrop of an analysis of past congressional-administration disputes over U.S. policy toward Taiwan. It provides questions for congressional consideration during the current controversy.
Pages: 10
Date: Updated October 1, 1998