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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, China, Volume II

United States policy with regard to the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China, January–July 1955


Contents

    • The Taiwan Strait crisis; U.S. concern with the defense of Taiwan and the maintenance of peace in the Taiwan area; the Formosa resolution; efforts to bring the problem before the U.N. Security Council; negotiations leading to the Republic of China’s evacuation of the Tachen Islands with U.S. assistance; diplomatic efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to the crisis; the question of U.S. policy with regard to Quemoy and Matsu; the question of Nationalist response to the growth of Communist air power; the Robertson–Radford mission to Taipei; the U.S. response to Premier Chou En-lai’s proposal of negotiations; diplomatic efforts to obtain the release of American prisoners in the People’s Republic of China; negotiations leading to the establishment of the Ambassadorial talks at Geneva between representatives of the United States and the People’s Republic of China (Documents 1–324)

    China

    • Preface
    • Note
    • List of Unpublished Sources
    • List of Abbreviations and Symbols
    • List of Persons
    • United States policy with regard to the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China, January–July 1955 (Documents 1–324)
      • Index

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