[20010605]RS20365_台湾地区：年度武器销售流程.pdf

1 “Taiwan Envoy Blasts Beijing Over Arms Issue,” Central News Agency (Taipei), April 30, 1999;in FBIS, April 30, 1999; State Department, press briefing, April 29, 1999.Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20365Updated June 5, 2001Taiwan: Annual Arms Sales Processnae redactedSpecialist in National Security PolicyForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThis CRS Report discusses the low-profile annual arms talks process that successiveAdministrations used from the early 1980s to 2001 in determining arms sales to Taiwan,which are governed by the Taiwan Relations Act. The discussion is based on interviewsin 1998 and 1999 with U.S. and Taiwan observers as well as U.S. and Taiwan newsreports. This report on the process will not be updated. (On April 24, 2001, PresidentGeorge W. Bush announced that he would drop this annual arms talks process in favorof one with considerations on an “as-needed basis.” See also CRS Report RL30957,Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990.)Unofficial Talks Under the Taiwan Relations ActThe Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) (P.L. 96-8) has governed arms sales to Taiwansince