Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 U.S. China Policy and the Taiwan Relations Act; China Policy to 1978; U.S. Diplomatic Recognition of Beijing; Writing the Taiwan Relations Act; The Meaning of the TRA; 2 The TRA Versus the Three Communiques: The Formal Basis of U.S. China Policy; Background; The Shanghai Communique; The Normalization Agreement; The August 1982 Communique; Comparing Documents; 3 Beijing, Taipei, and the Taiwan Relations Act; Background; Beijing's Opposition to the TRA; Beijing's Overtures to Taipei; One Country, Two Systems
Taipei's Reaction to the TRA4 The Taiwan Relations Act and Democracy in Taiwan; Background; Economic and Social Change; Political Reform in Taiwan; Elections in Taiwan; The TRA and Human Rights in Taiwan; The U.S. Role in Taiwan's Political Development: A Synopsis; 5 Summary and Conclusions; The Taiwan Relations Act and U.S. China Policy; The Legal Basis of U.S. China Policy; The Beijing-Taipei-Washington Triangle and the TRA; Taiwan's Future: Scenarios; Appendix 1: Shanghai Communique (1972); Appendix 2: Normalization Agreement (1979); Appendix 3: Taiwan Relations Act (1979)
Appendix 4: U.S.-China Joint Communique (1982)Notes; Bibliography; Index
