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Until recently, the military has dominated the national defence policy-making and military strategy process in Taiwan. Public debate did not occur because defence issues were classified or viewed as too politically sensitive. Therefore, non-government civilian institutions had little political or financial incentive to become involved. However, as Taiwan has moved towards a more open society, the Legislative Yuan, media, universities and non-profit research organizations have become more active in questioning the tenets of Taiwan's defence policy. Their impact has been limited, though, because of the lack of civilian expertise in defence matters. Furthermore, Western authors have not written extensively on Taiwan's internal defence policies because most information published in Taiwan is written in Chinese only.

Traces the history of US military relations with Taiwan & the People's Republic of China & the latter two's relations globally. US-Taiwan military relations are marked by arms sales to Taiwan. Taiwan's foreign relations program is relatively low key given its lack of official recognition globally. US-China relations from the late 1970s to the present are described. China's foreign relations program is viewed as growing & expanding despite fluctuating relations with the US. At issue is the US ability to maintain a balanced relationship with the other two principals. I. Sharp

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