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READING LIST FOR FAPA-YPG 2012 NATIONAL ADVOCACY CONFERENCE

 Instruction:  Please read following articles prior to the conference.  Items in bold are required and rest is recommended reading.

Shirley Kan and Wayne Morris, U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues, Congressional Research Service (Jun. 15, 2012). 27

Robert Sutter, Taiwan’s Future: Narrowing Straits, National Bureau of Asian Research (May 2011). 24

Sec. Hilary Clinton, America’s Pacific Century, Foreign Policy (Nov. 2011). 16

Amb. Karl Ikenberry, “Stop Ignoring Taiwan,” Foreign Policy (May 17, 2012). 3

Shirley Kan, China/Taiwan: Evolution of the ‘One China’ Policy, Congressional Research Service (Jun. 24, 2012). 86

Richard Bush, Taiwan in East Asian Security, Foreign Policy Research Institute (Spring 2011). 16

Nancy Bernkopf Tucker and Bonnie Glaser, Should the United States Abandon Taiwan? The Washington Quarterly (Fall 2011). 15

Rep. Edward Royce, “The Folly of Managed Taiwan Ties,” The Diplomat (Jan. 12, 2012).

J. Michael Cole, “Time to End U.S. ‘Ambiguity’ on Taiwan,” The Diplomat (Jul. 6, 2012).

Mark Stokes and L.C. Russell Hsiao, “Why the U.S. Military Needs Taiwan,” The Diplomat (Apr, 13, 2012). 3

Dan Blumenthal, “The Top Ten Unicorns of China Policy,” Foreign Policy (Oct. 3, 2011).

John Tkacik, Taiwan’s “Unsettled” International Status: Preserving U.S. Options in the Pacific, Heritage Foundation (Jun. 19, 2008). 17

Sigrid Winkler, Taiwan’s UN Dilemma: To Be or Not To Be, Brookings (June 2012). 15

Sigrid Winkler, Biding Time: The Challenge of Taiwan’s International Status, Brookings (Nov. 2011). 11

I-chun and Jerry Hsiao, “It’s not what, but WHO you know,” Taipei Times (May 27, 2012).

Jacques deLisle, “Taiwan: Sovereignty and Participation in in International Organizations,” Foreign Policy Research Institute (Jul. 2011). 5

John Tkacik, “Taiwan’s Status Remains ‘Unsettled’,” Taipei Times (Sept. 30, 2007). 3

Barbara Yaffe, “Taiwan diminished status sign of China’s growing clout,” Vancouver Sun (May 23, 2012).

Wei-chin Lee, “Diplomatic Impetus and Altruistic Impulse: NGOs and the Expansion of Taiwan’s International Space,” Brookings (Jul. 2012). 10

Julian Baum, “After free and fair elections, Taiwan’s election is still under China’s siege,” Christian Science Monitor (Jan. 16, 2012).

L.S. Russell Hsiao and Julia Famularo, “Is the Cross-Strait Honeymoon Over?”  The Diplomat (Mar. 27, 2012).

Jens Kastner, “Unification Hinted at in Ma’s Speech,” Asia Times (May 30, 2012).

Jens Kastner, “Beijing’s Generosity Puts Taipei on Edge,” Asia Times (May 22, 2012).

Jonathan Manthorpe, “China-Taiwan Trade Agreements Complex as Shared History,” Vancouver Sun (May 27, 2012).

Shirley Kan, Democratic Reforms in Taiwan: Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service (May 26, 2010). 19

Steven Phillips, “Storms Brewing Across the Taiwan Strait,” Baltimore Sun (Feb. 2, 2012).

Jens Kastner, “Taiwan, Canary in the Coal Mine,” Asia Times (Sept. 28, 2011).

Andrew Higgins, “Tycoon Prods Taiwan Closer to China,” Washington Post (Jan. 21, 2012).