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Presidential Office Building of Taiwan

East Asia

Taiwan

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Aerial view of National Mall

North America

United States

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United States. Embassy (Taiwan)

1949 - 1979

Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang, Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)

1887 - 1975

Portrait of Chiang Ching-kuo

Chiang, Ching-kuo (Jiang Jingguo)

1910 - 1988

Aerial photograph of CIA headquarters

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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Representatives from Taiwan at the United Nations, September 1971

Taiwan's International Status

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Taiwan Strait Crises

Gyeongbokgung

East Asia

South Korea

Sino-Soviet Relations

Japan's Itsukushima Shrine

East Asia

Japan

Handshake between Mao Zedong and Richard Nixon

Sino-American Cooperation, 1972-1989

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Directorate of Intelligence

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Photograph of 38th parallel crossing during Korean War

Korean War, 1950-1953

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Chen, Cheng

1898 - 1965

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May 1, 1954	Current Intelligence Bulletin, 1 May 1954 A heavily redacted copy of the CIA's "Current Intelligence Bulletin" for May 1, 1954. Released sections include "Soviet diplomat urges immediate cease-fire in Indochina" and "[Syngman] Rhee reported dis leased with Chiang Kai-shek." Four other sections were withheld in their entirety.
March 8, 1963	Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum, 'The Succession to Chiang Kai-shek' The CIA evaluates two possible successors to Chiang Kai-shek: his son, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Chen Cheng.
November 14, 1984	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'Taiwan: Abandoning Low Key Diplomacy' The Office of East Asian Analysis at the CIA concludes that Taiwan is moving away from its "lowkey diplomacy" and reverting to a tougher and more aggressive stance in defending its international standing.
April 10, 1984	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'Deng Xiaoping's Discussion of Taiwan with the President [Ronald Reagan]' A CIA memo anticipating what Deng Xiaoping might say about Taiwan when meeting with US President Reagan in late April 1984.
June 1981	Central Intelligence Agency, National Foreign Assessment Center, 'China's Views of Relations with the New US Administration: An Intelligence Assessment' A CIA assessment of Chinese views of the United States and areas of both alignment and divergence with US policy and interests.
September 1988	Record of Meetings in Prime Minister Takeshita’s Visit to China Detailed summaries of Japanese Prime Minister Takeshita's conversations with Li Peng, Yang Shangkun, Deng Xiaoping, and Zhao Ziyang. Topics of discussion include Sino-Japanese political, economic, and cultural relations; China's economy and politics in the 1980s; the "history" problem; and the status of Taiwan. The two sides also discussed a range of international issues, including relations with the Soviet Union and the United States; developments on the Korean Peninsula; the Cambodian-Vietnamese conflict; the Iran-Iraq War; and Pakistan.
January 10, 1960	Central Committee Taiwan Work Small Group Report to the Central Committee and Central Committee Guidance regarding the Situation at the 10th Session A group of senior CCP officials outline how the Party can both plan for a "military resolution while striving to achieve a peaceful resolution" with regards to Taiwan.
May 17, 1959	Several Notices from the Central Committee regarding Taiwan Work The CCP Central Committee outlines its strategy toward Taiwan and how provincial and municipal level bodies in the PRC can effectively contribute to undermining Chiang Kai-shek's rule.
October 17, 1958	CCP Central Committee Notice on the Current Situation in the Conflict with the United States The CCP Central Committee issues guidance on how the Party is navigating the struggle with the United States over Taiwan's future.
February 18, 1956	Central Committee Notice on Propaganda on Current Events Summarizing a speech made by Zhou Enlai, the CCP Central Committee distributes propaganda guidance on the PRC's efforts to "liberate Taiwan by peaceful means."