Number: RL33510
Title: Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Issues in the 109th Congress
Authors: Kerry Dumbaugh, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Taiwan-U.S. relations during the 109th Congress in 2005-2006 continued to be plagued by a number of factors, including: mistrust between the Bush and Chen Administrations; adoption of an "Anti-Secession Law" by the People's Republic of China (PRC) aimed at Taiwan; growing PRC missile deployments opposite the Taiwan coast; actions by President Chen Shui-bian's administration that were increasingly provocative to the PRC; corruption scandals involving senior Taiwan administration officials; a decline in the extent to which Taiwan appeared willing to fulfill U.S. expectations about its own self-defense; and the sheer volatility in Taiwan's domestic political environment. These and other issues posed challenges to U.S. policy and Members of Congress.
Pages: 27
Date: September 17, 2008