Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis Launches New Interactive Website

July 31, 2024 — The Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis is pleased to share a new interactive website and comprehensive living archive highlighting the policies that have shaped cross-strait policy from three sides: the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and the United States.

Titled Taiwan Policy Database: Taiwan Policy From World War II to Present from the Perspective of Taiwan, China, and the United States, this online resource includes an interactive timeline featuring original source documents, agreements, and speeches that have formed the foundation of Taiwan policy from the perspectives of all three parties. Short written summaries are included below key moments on the timeline, summarizing key analyses of the evolution of cross-strait ties from 1942 to the present.

The site includes overarching narratives that define and explore key dimensions in the relationships, accompanied by analytical, explanatory text. These narrative threads include Taiwanese, Chinese and U.S. perspectives on the origin and evolution of the “One China” policy and Taiwan’s conception of its sovereignty. Also examined are the three U.S.-China Joint Communiqués and their importance, the history of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, an analysis of cross-strait rapprochement from 1990 to the present, and interpretations of the “1992 Consensus.”

“This interactive website offers one of the most comprehensive resources available in English and Chinese capturing cross-strait policies over time,” says Lyle J. Morris, Senior Fellow for Foreign Policy and National Security at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA), who led the project with Jie Gao, Research Associate on Foreign Policy and National Security at CCA. “We hope it will prove valuable for academics, journalists, and anyone interested in cross-strait relations.”

With a dedicated team of full-time staff and research fellows, the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis focuses on  five major research pillars on China: domestic politics; economy and technology; foreign policy and national security; climate, energy and the environment; and contemporary Chinese society, culture, public health, and education. Presenting independent and objective analysis with policy impact, the Center for China Analysis prioritizes Chinese-language source materials, emphasizes third-country analyses of China’s international engagement, and actively engages with counterpart institutions around the world to become a leading center for the study of China and its global role.

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