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