Us China Military Contacts Issues For Congress

Contents: (1) Overview of U.S. Policy: Coop. in the Cold War; Suspensions after Tiananmen Crackdown; Re-engagement; Re-eval.; Cong. Oversight; (2) Issues for Congress: (a) Congress. Oversight: Arms Sales; Joint Defense Conversion Comm.; Past Reporting Require.; Exchange Programs; Restrictions in the FY 2000 NDAA; Required Reports and Classification; Procurement Prohibition; (b) Leverage to Pursue U.S. Security Objectives: Debate; Perspectives; (c) U.S. Security Interests: Commun., Conflict Avoidance, and Crisis Manage.; Transparency, Reciprocity, and Info.-Exchange; Tension over Taiwan; Weapons Nonprolif.; Strategic Nuclear and Space Talks; Counterterrorism and Olympic Security; Accounting for POW/MIAs. Map.