Number: RS20187 Title: Taiwan's Defense: Assessing The U.S. Department of Defense Report, "The Security Situation in the Taiwan Strait" Authors: Robert O. Sutter, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: The 106th Congress is being called on to consider legislation on U.S. support for Taiwan's military defense needs, based in part on a congressionally-mandated U.S. Defense Department (DOD) report released in February 1999 on "The Security Situation in the Taiwan Strait." This CRS document is an analysis of the 28-page DOD report. Pages: 6 Date: Updated April 30, 1999