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Taiwan
(Republic of China - Taiwan, Chinese Taipei)

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Taiwan Government Information

• Control Yuan
• E-Government Entry Point of Taiwan
• Examination Yuan
• Executive Yuan
• Government Information Office
• Judicial Yuan
• Legislative Yuan
• Ministries and Government Directory
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministry of Justice
• Ministry of National Defense
• National Assembly
• Office of the President
• Statistics
  • Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics
  • National Statistics

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Country Profiles

• APEC Individual Action Plan - Chinese Taipei
  Report updated annually by each Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Member Economy recording its actions that help realize the APEC goal.
• Australian Government - Taiwan
  Country profile, economic and trade information, and foreign relations from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• BBC News Profile - Taiwan
  A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
• CIA World Factbook - Taiwan
  Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
• IEA - Chinese Taipei
  Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
• ITC - Taiwan
  Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
• Library of Congress - Taiwan
  Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Taiwan
  Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
• U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Taiwan
  U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Taiwan.
• U.S. Commercial Service - Taiwan
  Country profile about doing business abroad by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
• U.S. Department of Energy - Taiwan
  Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.
  • U.S. Department of Energy - Taiwan
    Country analysis report from the Energy Information Administration.

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Articles and Databases

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
  Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Taiwan" or "Chinese Taipei" as the search term.
  • National Intelligence Council - China National Intelligence Estimates
    A collection of declassified estimative products released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
  • National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
    Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
• Crisis Group International Databases and Resources
  Crisis Group provides analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation.
  • CrisisWatch Database
    Monthly bulletin of significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
  • Conflict Histories Database
    Detailed histories of the conflicts covered by Crisis Group analysts.
  • Map Database
    Maps of countries.
• CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
  The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Taiwan" as the search term.
• Declassified Documents Reference System CU
  Search this database to find declassified documents related to Taiwan.
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
  Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. The site also includes databases that focus on individual topics.
• Digital National Security Archive CU
  Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. Enter "Taiwan" as the search term.
• Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
  "Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
• International Area Studies Asia CU
  Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Asia.
• International Area Studies General CU
  Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
• International Area Studies Statistics CU
  Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
• Statistical Database System (SDBS) Online
  SDBS is the the Asian Development Bank's central statistical database that stores macro-economic and social data of its developing member countries.
• UNdata
  UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
• WDI Online CU
  World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.

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Diplomatic Relations
Diplomacy, Programs and Aid

• Asian Development Bank - Taipei, China
  Projects, publications, and news about Taiwan and the ADB.
• Delegation of the European Commission to Taiwan - European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan
  The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
• EU's Relations with Taiwan
  Overview, country strategy, EU support, and documents on the European Union's relations with Taiwan.
• ReliefWeb - China - Taiwan Province
  ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S.
  Diplomatic representation of Taiwan in the United States.
• Taiwan into the United Nations
  Taiwan's participation in the United Nations.
• UNHCR - Taiwan Province of China
  News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
• U.S. Department of State - China
  U.S.-Chinese relations, humanitarian assistance, reconstruction, and country background notes.
  • Background Notes - Taiwan
    Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
• World Trade Organization - Chinese Taipei
  Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

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Health

• Department of Health, Executive Yuan

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Peacekeeping and Military Information

• International Crisis Group - Taiwan Strait
  Reports, briefings, and analysis of violent conflicts and peace implementation in the Taiwan Strait.
• NTI - Taiwan Profile
  Nuclear, biological, chemical and missile development programs, policies and activities from the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). NTI is non-profit organization with a mission to strengthen global security and fulfill the Non-Proliferation Treaty's goals and ambitions. NTI's members are from the United States, Russia, Japan, India, Pakistan, China, Jordan, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom.

• The Library Catalog, Chinook
  There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Taiwan available in the collection.
  
  Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

  Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
  taiwan and econom*	taiwan and econom*
  taiwan and histor*	taiwan and histor*
  taiwan and politic*	taiwan and politic*
  taiwan (government publications only)	taiwan (government publications only)

  
  The * replaces up to five characters in a word.

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