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May 1985	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'China-Taiwan: Strategies for Reunification: An Intelligence Assessment' The Central Intelligence Agency assesses that Chinese leaders do not believe that they can achieve reunification in the near future, but that they remain determined to erode US support for Taiwan and want to draw Washington into a more direct role in promoting negotiations.
April 1985	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'Taiwan-United States: Addressing the Trade Imbalance: An Intelligence Assessment' The CIA assesses that Taiwan's long-running trade surplus with the United States will continue, despite small efforts on Taipei's part.
March 4, 1985	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'Taiwan: Thoughts on Chiang's [Chiang Yen-shih's] Removal' The CIA evaluates the short-term and long-term implications of the removal of Chiang Yen-shih as KMT Secretary-General.
June 28, 1974	Central Intelligence Agency, Weekly Review Special Report, 'Nationalist China Revisited' A CIA memorandum evaluating the domestic politics and international relations of Taiwan in 1974. This version of "Nationalist China Revisited" was declassified by the CIA on September 25, 1999. An alternate version was declassified on September 28, 2004. The release from 1999 includes fewer redactions than the version declassified five-years later.
June 28, 1974	Central Intelligence Agency, Weekly Review Special Report, 'Nationalist China Revisited' A CIA memorandum evaluating the domestic politics and international relations of Taiwan in 1974. This version of "Nationalist China Revisited" was declassified by the CIA on September 28, 2004. An alternate version was declassified on September 25, 1999. The release from 1999 includes fewer redactions than the version declassified five-years later.
February 10, 1972	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'Intelligence Memorandum: Prospects for Stability on Taiwan' A CIA memo on domestic politics in Taiwan, including the relationship between mainlanders and Taiwanese locals.
March 26, 1980	Memorandum by the China Policy Support Center, 'Further Chinese Statements on Taiwan's Membership in the INF' A memo outlining the PRC position on Taiwan's participation in the International Monetary Fund. The memo concludes that "China is unlikely to withdraw its stated demand that Taiwan be expelled from the IMF."
June 7, 1983	Memorandum of Meeting: Discussion Between PRC Representative and AIT/Taipei Director The Chinese Ambassador, Ji Chaozhu, discusses developments on Taiwan with David Laux and James Lilley. Topics of conversation include the health of Chiang Ching-kuo, other leading Taiwanese politicians, cross-strait relations, Taiwan's economic development, US arms sales to Taiwan, and Taiwanese history.
September 1982	Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, 'Taiwan after Chiang Ching-kuo: A Speculative Analysis: An Intelligence Assessment' The CIA's Office of East Asian Analysis evaluates possible successors to Chiang Ching-kuo and the implications of potential new leaders for Taiwan, the United States, and China.
September 7, 1982	Memorandum from the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia for the Director of Central Intelligence, 'Talking Points for Your Meetings with Secretary's Shultz and Weinberger' The National Intelligence Officer for East Asia briefs the Director of Central Intelligence on China and Taiwan policy for an upcoming meeting with the secretaries of state and defense.