Taiwan Conundrum

Martin L. Lasater is a Non-Resident Scholar at the Atlantic Council of the United States in Washington, D.C. A specialist on Asia-Pacific security issues, he has written several books on Taiwan and China, the most recent being The Changing of the Guard: President Clinton and the Security of Taiwan (Westview, 1995).

• Preface -- American Values in U.S. China Policy -- Congressional Views of China and Taiwan -- U.S. Interests in China and Taiwan -- Strategy and Policy Under Bill Clinton -- U.S. Policy Toward China and Taiwan, 1949–1992 -- Clinton’s Policy Toward China and Taiwan: The Formative Years, 1993–1994 -- Clinton’s Policy Toward China and Taiwan: The Lee Teng-hui Visit and Repercussions -- Clinton’s Policy Toward China and Taiwan: The Military Crisis and Its Aftermath -- Conclusion: The Jiang-Clinton Summits and Beyond