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內容簡介 This study examines the passage of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, which defined U.S.–Taiwan relations after the United States’ diplomatic recognition of China. It analyzes how President Carter’s original legislation was shaped after extensive hearings, lengthy debates, and sharp disagreement in Congress and eventually achieved broad consensus. As 1979 dawned, President Jimmy Carter extended diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of China. upending longstanding U.S. foreign policy in Asia. For thirty years after the triumph of Mao’s revolution, the United States