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The Role of Taiwanese Organizations in Influencing China-US Relations. 在美台湾组织在中美关系中的角色. B rief I ntroduction 简介. Numbers of Taiwanese Organizations existing in United States 在美国有众多的台湾组织 They flourishing in every corner of US 遍布在美国的各个角落 Performing all kinds of lobbying activities - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Role of Taiwanese Organizations in Influencing China-US Relations
Brief IntroductionNumbers of Taiwanese Organizations existing in United States
They flourishing in every corner of US
Performing all kinds of lobbying activities
Playing an important role in influencing China-US relations
About These Organizations These Taiwanese organizations, both including many founded before the cold war and many founded in recent one or two decades, are always trying to seek more benefits from the US mainly by lobbying the Congress.
Long time ago, they were called China lobby; Nowadays, they should be named as Taiwan lobby for some reasons. China lobby, Taiwan lobby
The Components of These Organizations
Mainly including Chinese officials and businessmen from Taiwan
Also consisting of many paid US foreign agents, business organizations, missionaries, politicians and other categories
They work for them partly for money, while others for the common or private interests
But a little part working for them only due to their emotion to Taiwan
The lobbying mainly towards the Congressmen, because their tours of duty are short and they only think about immediate interests
Also towards Senators and administration officials, but not frequently
The public, scholars and medias are other objects of their propagandas Objects of Their Activities
Calling on some Congressmen and politicians or holding many kinds of banquets to invite them
Sometimes even bribe some high-ranking government officials
Propagandize to the public and medias and utilize them to influence the Congress and Government Means of Their Activities
By employing Public Relations Company Cassidy Associates is the most famous one
By inviting many Congressmen and their families to visit Taiwan totally free
Providing financial assistance to some famous scholars and universities through some culture exchange institutions Means of Their Activities (cont.)
Protect Taiwan during Korea War and Taiwan Strait Crisis
The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and US-Taiwan Defense Treaty 1979
Lee Teng-huis US trip in 1995 1995
The foundation of Taiwan Caucuses in US Congress Achievements of Their Activities
The beginning: Song Meilings US trip in WW
When Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, China lobbys activities in US China lobby
The foundation of Committee of One Million
The normalization of PRC-US diplomatic relations in 1979 1979The First Stage
The Taiwan Relations Acts becoming the regulation of US-Taiwan relations after 1980 1980
Several changes in China lobby and their objectives China lobby
The foundation of several important Taiwanese organizations, FAPA is the most influential one A New Stage
A New Stage (cont.)()The Taiwan official organizations (TECRO) in Washington, D.C ()
The role of Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC)
The role of Taiwan Research (Studies) Institute
The role of Chiang Ching-kuo foundation and other culture exchange institutes
The Latest ProgressThe Taiwan political circle and its influence to Taiwanese organizations in US
The divergence among them and the conflict it caused
Still some same objectives; the great amount of Taiwan immigrants in US
Some Negative EffectsCost numerous money
The criticism from administration officials
Also antipathy of some Congressmen
ConclusionThe big power of Taiwan lobbywhich inferior only to Israel lobby Taiwan lobby , Israel lobby
Hard to solve Taiwan issue for PRC so long as Taiwan organizations still exist