Chronology of recent events in U.S.-Taiwan and U.S.-China Relations

1995 January 30, 1995 Chinese President Jiang Zemin presents his ill-fated "eight-point plan" on Taiwan. Old wine in a leaky bottle. April 8, 1995 Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui offers a "six-point" response to Jiang. Early May 1995 Both houses of the U.S. Congress pass resolutions (by votes of 97 to 1 in the Senate and 396 to 0 in the House) urging Clinton to permit Lee to visit the U.S. May 15, 1995 China conducts underground nuclear tests. May 22, 1995 The U.S. announces the decision …

…Taiwan's Defense Minister Chiang Chung-ling confirms reports that Taiwan will hold military exercises in its front-line Matsu Islands in early April, on the heels of China's war games in the Taiwan Strait. April 2, 1996 Taiwan postpones military exercises set for April 7-10 near China. Taiwan's Defense Ministry, responding to U.S. and domestic concerns, says the war games will be rescheduled for a June 30 start "to avoid any misunderstanding and to ease tensions" in the region.