Report
Problems and Prospects of United States Policy in Southeast Asia
A survey of U.S. security interests in Southeast Asia over the next decade.
Jan 1, 1969
Taiwan became the primary stronghold of the Republic of China following the Communist party's rise in mainland China in 1949. RAND has analyzed shifts in U.S. diplomatic and military policy toward Taiwan and the People's Republic of China (PRC) over the decades and, in recent years, has examined Taiwan's rapid economic development, gradual political liberalization, and efforts to achieve independence from the PRC.