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• Calming the Storm A chance to cash in on the lessons of the Taiwan Strait crisis Asia Week June 7, 1996
• SEE YOU IN BEIJING Taiwan's president kicks off a campaign to repair ties with the mainland TIME International June 3, 1996

  May

• AFTER THE WAR GAMES Taiwan takes the offensive on China trade Asia Week Asia Week May 17, 1996

  April

• CHINA'S FOUR SLAPS (Congressional Record Senate - April 15, 1996)
• AN EPIC MOMENT The jubilant voters of Taiwan send up a resounding answer to Beijing's rockets. TIME International April 1, 1996

  March

• THE FOREIGN RELATIONS REVITALIZATION ACT RELATING TO TAIWAN (Congressional Record Senate - March 29, 1996)
• Senator Helms' 3/26 Asia Policy Address: Entering the Pacific Century In an address to the Heritage Foundation Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms outlined several areas US policymakers must address in furthering US interests in Asia.
• Taiwan: Exercises Over; Now the Challenge Is to US-China Ties FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION DAILY DIGEST March 26, 1996 -- Foreign commentators were relieved to note the diminution of tensions and the calming of rhetoric following the decisive victory of Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui in last Saturday's first-ever elections. Beijing's official media announced the end of the military exercises in the Taiwan Strait but stressed that China still intended to use any means necessary--"including military means"--should foreign forces intervene either to block reunification or to promote Taiwan's independence.
• EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE UNITED STATES IS COMMITTED TO MILITARY STABILITY IN TAIWAN STRAIT (Congressional Record Senate - March 21, 1996)
• THE TAIWAN RESOLUTION (Congressional Record Senate - March 21, 1996)
• RESOLUTION ON TAIWAN/PRC (Senate amends H.Con.Res. 148) -- The Senate passed an amended version of House Concurrent Resolution 148 (H.Con.Res. 148) on March 21 by a vote of 97 to 0. The resolution, as amended, deplores the missile tests and military exercises China is conducting from March 8 to March 25 and urges China to "cease its bellicose actions directed at Taiwan and enter instead into meaningful dialogue with the Government of Taiwan at the highest levels ... with an eye towards decreasing tensions and resolving the issue of the future of Taiwan."
• China: Simmering Tensions Amount to 'Virtual War' for Pacific Supremacy." FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION DAILY DIGEST Thursday, March 21, 1996 -- The undiminished tensions and military posturings in and around the Taiwan Strait during the final days before Taiwan's presidential election riveted the attention of nervous commentators in all regions. Predominant threads in the discussion were considerations of the role of the U.S. as global and regional superpower, including rivalry between Washington and Beijing over supremacy in the Pacific Basin, and the ulterior motives of Beijing, Taipei--and not incidentally--Washington.
• TEXT: LILLEY HILL TESTIMONY ON CHINA SECURITY ISSUES (March 20 House National Security Committee hearing) -- The United States must make clear to China the negative consequences of using military means to achieve its political goals,
• State Letter--Objections to Taiwan/PRC Resolution 20 March 1995 -- Text of letters from Rep Lee Hamilton to the White House and the administration's reply on the subject of US military intervention to protect Taiwan from Chinese aggression.
• HOUSE TAIWAN/PRC RESOLUTION (H.Con.Res. 148, as amended) -- The House passed an amended version of House Concurrent Resolution 148 (H.Con.Res. 148) on March 19. The resolution expresses the sense of the Congress that "the United States is committed to military stability in the Taiwan Strait and the United States should assist in defending the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan) in the event of invasion, missile attack, or blockade by the People's Republic of China."
• US Public's Views on China and Taiwan USIA 15 March 1995 -- Recent polls show that most Americans view Taiwan as an "independent country" rather than as part of China and favor reunification with China "only if the Taiwanese want to be reunified."
• The United States and the Security of Taiwan Statement by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord to the House International Relations Committee, March 14.
• Campbell 3/14 Remarks to House Panel on China/Taiwan According to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Kurt Campbell, maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is key to US political, security and economic interests.
• AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION ON CHINESE MISSILE TESTS (draft of amendment to S.Con.Res. 43) (1150) Washington -- The office of Senator Craig Thomas (Republican of Wyoming) released an as-yet unnumbered amendment to Senate Concurrent Resolution 43 (S.Con.Res. 43), March 14, which expresses concern about China's missile tests.
• CHINA AND TAIWAN (Congressional Record Senate - March 14, 1996)
• SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MISSILE TESTS BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Congressional Record Senate - March 14, 1996)
• INDICTING CHINA'S TERRORISM (Congressional Record Senate - March 13, 1996)
• HOW FAR TO SUPPORT TAIWAN? (Congressional Record Senate - March 13, 1996)
• China-Taiwan: 'One China' Too Many as Maneuvers Go On?'" FOREIGN MEDIA REACTION DAILY DIGEST Wednesday, March 13, 1996 -- Foreign commentators from all over the globe let loose a torrent of concern over the ongoing Chinese military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and the dispatch of U.S. naval power to the area. While the majority view of analysts was that Beijing was simply exercising its military muscles to intimidate pro-independence Taiwanese as that island's first democratic elections near, most editorialists also agreed with a British daily that, "when the world's two greatest military powers maneuver menacingly in a narrow stretch of sea around a disputed island, only the foolhardy would argue that there was nothing to be worried about."
• Defense of Taiwan Resolution 12 March 1995 -- Eleven members of Congress held a press conference to discuss a resolution that recommends US military forces defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion, missile attack or blockade by the People's Republic of China.
• READ THE RIOT ACT TO CHINA (Congressional Record Senate - March 12, 1996)
• DEFENSE OF TAIWAN RESOLUTION (Congressional press briefing on H.Con.Res. 148) - 12 March 1996
• 'Temporary Blockade' A New Missile Threat as Taiwan Prepares to Vote Asia Week 08 March 1996
• CHINA, TAIWAN, AND THE UNITED STATES (Congressional Record Senate - March 07, 1996)
• CALLING ON THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO CONDUCT ITS RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN BY PEACEFUL MEANS (Congressional Record House of Representatives - March 07, 1996)
• 96 HOUSE REPUBLICANS CALL FOR CLARITY IN U.S.-TAIWAN POLICY (Article on 3/5 Republican Policy Committee briefing) By Peggy Hu USIA -- The United States needs to clearly state how it would react to Chinese aggression against Taiwan rather than continuing with its policy of "strategic ambiguity," House Republicans said at a March 5 press conference sponsored by the House Republican Policy Committee.

  February

• PEACEMAKERS ARE UP AGAINST AN UNDETERRED CHINA (Congressional Record Senate - February 27, 1996)
• Ambiguity about Defending Taiwan Risks War with the PRC: Peace Through Strength...Or War Through Weakness? House Republican Policy Committee February 26, 1996
• Floor Speech by Sen Sam Nunn on Taiwan/China February 23 -- According to Senator Sam Nunn, it is important for Taiwan and China to comprehend that the US will oppose either side's attempt to change the status quo.
• Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Nye 2/8 Briefing at FPC -- According to former assistant secretary of defense Joseph Nye, the US wants to see a peaceful settlement to the problems between China and Taiwan in the Taiwan straits.
• KURT CAMPBELL TESTIMONY ON TAIWAN BEFORE SFRC EAP PANEL (Text: DoD's Campbell's 2/7 prepared testimony) (1640) Washington -- "Overreaction to current events" between China and Taiwan "would jeopardize U.S. national interests," according to Kurt Campbell, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs.
• The United States and the Security of Taiwan Statement by Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee, February 7, 1996.
• CHINA AND TAIWAN (Congressional Record Senate - February 06, 1996)
• CHINESE MILITARY MANEUVERS, SHIPMENTS WHITE HOUSE REPORT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 -- Questioned about "forthcoming" Chinese military maneuvers in the Strait of Taiwan, Press Secretary Mike McCurry pointed out that Beijing has "not announced any military exercises" there, but he noted that Washington is monitoring events in the region.
• THINK TWICE, COMMUNIST CHINA, BEFORE YOU USE FORCE AGAINST TAIWAN (Congressional Record House of Representatives - February 01, 1996)
• Communist China's Taiwan Invasion Threat House Policy Committee Policy Perspective February 1, 1996 - Chinese Communist leaders told American visitors that the PRC was preparing a plan for a sustained attack on Taiwan should it pursue a policy that they deemed too "independent." These threats against Taiwan were coupled with threats of attack on the US should we seek to protect Taiwan

  January

• CHINA THREATENS TAIWAN (Congressional Record Senate - January 31, 1996)
• CHINA--TAIWAN DEVELOPMENTS (Congressional Record Senate - January 24, 1996) The Chinese leadership has sent unusually explicit warnings to the Clinton Administration that China has completed plans for a limited attack on Taiwan that could be mounted in the weeks after Taiwan's President, Lee Tenghui, wins the first democratic balloting for the presidency in March.
• CHINA'S CHALLENGE TO WASHINGTON (Congressional Record Senate - January 22, 1996)