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The Impact of China’s Tiananmen Square Massacre in Taiwan and on the Mainland
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China’s Fight for Tiny Islands — The Taiwan Straits Crises, 1954-58
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Officially Unofficial – The Opening of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)
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Taiwan vs. China — Saber-Rattling Over The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
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The U.S. De-recognizes Taiwan in Favor of Communist China — January 1, 1979
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Lessons in Understanding—Redeveloping the United State’s Comprehension of India
From Taiwan to the Philippines to Bangladesh to Ghana , Frank Young’s career in the Foreign Service took him all…
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