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December

• CHINA / TAIWAN12/2/97 CHINA HAS WARNED TAIWAN IT WILL NOT RULE OUT THE USE OF FORCE, IF THE ISLAND MAKES ANY MOVE TOWARD INDEPENDENCE.

  November

• U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS: WHAT NOW FOR TAIWAN, GLOBAL BALANCE OF POWER? November 12, 1997 -- Commentators overseas continued to weigh in with their postmortems of Chinese President Jiang Zemin's recently concluded U.S. tour. The overwhelming majority contended that the "historic" summit between Presidents Clinton and Jiang had "created a sense that engaging Beijing does produce benefits," not only for the U.S., but also for regional and global stability and economic growth in East Asia. As analysts looked toward the future, however, many questioned how long the "shared interests" of the two superpowers would serve to unite them. A number of writers predicted problems ahead--most mentioned the Taiwan issue as a potential "firecracker."

  October

• TAIWAN SECURITY / U-S RELATIONS 10/9/97 - CHINA OBJECTS STRONGLY TO U-S MILITARY SALES TO TAIWAN. TAIWANESE AND AMERICAN OFFICIALS SAY THE DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO DETER CHINA.
• UNITED STATES-TAIWAN ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION ACT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 105th Congress 1st Session Rept. 105-308 Part 1 -- October 6, 1997
• CHINA/TAIWAN10/7/97 - CHINA VIEWS TAIWAN'S ATTEMPTS TO GAIN MORE POLITICAL RECOGNITION AS PART OF AN AIM TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENCE.
• TAIWAN / CHINA REUNIFICATION 10/6/97 - LEADERS IN TAIWAN ARE CALLING FOR RESUMED TALKS WITH CHINA ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AS LEADERS IN BEIJING HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO RESUME DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN.
• The Geopolitical Context of Taiwan's Security (Jackie Chen/photos by Diago Chiu/tr. by Phil Newell) Sinorama Vol. 22 No. 11 October 1997 -- The US-Japan Security Guidelines have adopted "creative obscurity" so as not to offend the PRC. Still, the ambiguity of the Guidelines to a certain extent enhances security in the Taiwan Strait. When the PRC was holding missile tests and exercises off Taiwan, the US aircraft carrier Independence appeared in the waters near Taiwan. This established a benchmark, if there is a crisis in the Taiwan Strait, the US will follow this precedent.
• Sea Change: ROC Naval Modernization and the Defense of Taiwan (Jackie Chen/tr. by Phil Newell) Sinorama Vol. 22 No. 11 October 1997 -- With the ROC navy's modernization program, begun in the 1980s, virtually complete, the navy is seen by many as the best prepared of the three services.

  September

  August

  July

• HONG KONG JOINS CHINA: CAN 'ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS' WORK FOR TAIWAN? July 3, 1997 -- In the days following the transfer of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty, two new themes emerged in the foreign media's assessment of the "new reality" of a China that also includes one of the world's freest and most vibrant economic centers. The first was speculation on what effect the "virus" of Hong Kong's "freewheeling" lifestyle and economy might have on the mainland. Of equal interest to overseas analysts were Beijing's intentions toward Taiwan following statements out of Beijing that "the 'one country, two systems' formula...can also work for Taiwan." Dailies in Taipei were quick to counter that Taiwan was "absolutely not another Hong Kong" and argued strongly in favor of "self-determination" for its 21 million people.

  June

  May

  April

• GINGRICH / TAIWAN THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- NEWT GINGRICH -- HAS COMPLETED A BRIEF STOP IN TAIWAN WHERE HE MET PRESIDENT LEE DENG HUI AND REASSURED TAIWAN OF AMERICAN SUPPORT. Voice of America 4/2/97
• TAIWAN / U-S MISSILES TAIWAN SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED TWO U-S MADE HAWK SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES TODAY (TUESDAY) IN MILITARY EXERCISES FROM THE ISLAND'S NORTHWEST COAST. Voice of America 4/1/97

  March

• Gingrich Tells China U.S. to Defend Taiwan By Steven Mufson Washington Post 31 March 1997; page A17 "Gingrich delivered an unequivocal warning that the United States would defend Taiwan if China ever attacked."

  February

  January

• Taiwan/China DoD News Briefing Mr. Kenneth H. Bacon, ASD (PA), January 16 - Has Taiwan deployed the Skybow 2 and the Sunfang 2 missiles?