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Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations (open access)

Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations

Since the mid-1990s, tensions have spiked periodically among Japan, China, and Taiwan over the disputed Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) islets in the East China Sea. Each time tensions erupt over the islets, questions have arisen concerning the U.S. relationship to the islets. This report focuses on that issue.
Date: January 22, 2013
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Issues for Congress (open access)

Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the territorial claims in East Asia that underlie the growing tensions, U.S. interests that are at stake, factors that may be driving the growing tensions, and possible options for Congress to consider.
Date: January 30, 2013
Creator: Dolven, Ben; Kan, Shirley A. & Manyin, Mark E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Understanding China's Political System (open access)

Understanding China's Political System

This report is designed to provide Congress with a perspective on the contemporary political system of China, the only Communist Party-led state in the G-20 grouping of major economies. China's Communist Party dominates state and society in China, is committed to maintaining a permanent monopoly on power, and is intolerant of those who question its right to rule.
Date: January 31, 2013
Creator: Lawrence, Susan V. & Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library