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November 1982

National Intelligence Council Memorandum, 'China and Taiwan: Attitudes, Policies, and Options'

This document was made possible with support from Chun & Jane Chiu Family Foundation

The United States' interests in its relationships with China and Taiwan would be best served if Beijing and Taipei could reach some form of accommodation or association that would permit the two parts of China to coexist peacefully. The worst outcome would be a military confrontation that forced the United States to choose whether to provide .assistance to Taiwan or to allow it to be overwhelmed by superior Chinese force. Trends over the past four years have moved fitfully toward an eventual accommodation, and they probably will continue in this direction.


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2023-01-30

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Memorandum

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300336

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Chun & Jane Chiu Family Foundation