1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1910 - 1988
East Asia
North America
1887 - 1975
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1949 - 1979
1898 - 1965
Southeast Asia
March 22, 1984
Analysts at the CIA explore Chiang Chiang-kuo's designation of Lee Teng-hui as Vice President and other political changes in Taiwan, as well as Beijing's reaction to those changes and the implications for the United States.
January 1984
Analysts at the CIA write that US support for Taiwan will remain important to the island's political stability and economic growth.
November 1982
The United States' interests in its relationships with China and Taiwan would be best served if Beijing and Taipei could reach some form of accommodation or association that would permit the two parts of China to coexist peacefully. The worst outcome would be a military confrontation that forced the United States to choose whether to provide .assistance to Taiwan or to allow it to be overwhelmed by superior Chinese force. Trends over the past four years have moved fitfully toward an eventual accommodation, and they probably will continue in this direction.
March 4, 1985
The CIA evaluates the short-term and long-term implications of the removal of Chiang Yen-shih as KMT Secretary-General.
June 28, 1974
A CIA memorandum evaluating the domestic politics and international relations of Taiwan in 1974.
This version of "Nationalist China Revisited" was declassified by the CIA on September 25, 1999. An alternate version was declassified on September 28, 2004. The release from 1999 includes fewer redactions than the version declassified five-years later.
This version of "Nationalist China Revisited" was declassified by the CIA on September 28, 2004. An alternate version was declassified on September 25, 1999. The release from 1999 includes fewer redactions than the version declassified five-years later.
February 10, 1972
A CIA memo on domestic politics in Taiwan, including the relationship between mainlanders and Taiwanese locals.
June 7, 1983
The Chinese Ambassador, Ji Chaozhu, discusses developments on Taiwan with David Laux and James Lilley. Topics of conversation include the health of Chiang Ching-kuo, other leading Taiwanese politicians, cross-strait relations, Taiwan's economic development, US arms sales to Taiwan, and Taiwanese history.
September 1982
The CIA's Office of East Asian Analysis evaluates possible successors to Chiang Ching-kuo and the implications of potential new leaders for Taiwan, the United States, and China.
February 1, 1982
A CIA assessment of how leading figures in Taipei will react following the announcement that the United States will sell Northrop F-5E aircraft to Taiwan.
