Reading List

Pre-conference reading materials

History

  1. TaiwanDC.org – Short summaries on Taiwan’s 400-year history
  2. Taiwan Relations Act (Sections 2, 3, 4) – U.S. law governing US-Taiwan relations
  3. Taiwan Documents – Essential documents on Taiwan
  4. Debunking the “One China Policy” – The late Ambassador Feldman, who was involved in drafting the TRA, demystified “One China Policy” in this memo.
  5. United Nations Resolution 2758 – The Republic of China (Taiwan) was voted out of the UN in 1971 after the passage of this resolution when it refused to share a seat with the People’s Republic of China
  6. Formosa Calling – An eyewitness account of a UN officer stationed in Taiwan in 1947 when the 228 massacre took place.
  7. Island in the Stream – A Quick Case Study of Taiwan’s Complex History up to 2002

Current News

  1. ECFA Policy Explanation (Ma Administration Pamphlet) – KMT’s take on ECFA
  2. Taiwan Communique Recent Issue on ECFA – FAPA’s take on ECFA
  3. FAQ on the US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement – Must know on the US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
  4. Taipei Times – A good source to get news in English about Taiwan

Other References

  1. Strait Talk – Georgetown Professor Nancy Bernkopf Tucker provides detailed and valuable context for anyone interested in the U.S-Taiwan relations.
  2. Advocacy Handbook – “The Advocacy For Taiwan Bible”, written by the FAPA YPG Advocacy Committee
  3. Taiwan Communique – Journal on Political development in Taiwan

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