In Part I, this CRS report discusses the policy on “one China” since the United States began in 1971 to reach understandings with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government in Beijing. Part II documents the evolution of the “one China” principle as articulated in key statements by Washington, Beijing, and Taipei. The U.S. policy on “one China” has evolved to cover three issues: sovereignty, peaceful resolution, and cross-strait dialogue.

Letter from I. P. Gohel to James T. Baird providing information for Mr. Harris Kempner's upcoming trip to Japan, Formosa (Taiwan), and Hong Kong. It includes details about Mr. Hsu Yu Ziang, the Managing Director of Far Eastern Textiles Ltd. in Taipei, and suggests staying at the Grand Hotel in Taipei. The letter also requests confirmation of travel dates and accommodations and highlights April as an ideal time to visit Formosa.

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Allies close on Reich from two sides, Aircraft strike over wide Pacific area, Manila liberation frees prisoners. Maps: [Germany]; [Pacific area]; Manila liberated. Insets: Manila Back: Text and 17 photographs show Japan in 1939.

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This report briefly provides context for the January 16, 2016 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan. The elections may determine whether an eight-year period of relative calm in relations between Taiwan (whose formal name is the Republic of China or ROC) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) continues, or comes to an end.