Taiwans National Security, Defense Policy and Weapons Procurement Processes

by Swaine, Michael D.

• ISBN13: 9780833027986
• ISBN10: 0833027980
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-08
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	vii
Summary	ix
Acknowledgments	xix
Acronyms	xxi
Introduction	1	(4)
National Security Policy	5	(24)
Senior Organizations and Leaders	5	(18)
Offices of the President and Vice President	6	(5)
Office of the Premier of the Executive Yuan	11	(2)
National Security Council	13	(3)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	16	(1)
Ministry of National Defense	17	(1)
General Staff Headquarters	18	(1)
National Security Bureau	19	(2)
The Kuomintang Standing Committee and Advisory Committees	21	(1)
The Foreign and Overseas Affairs and National Defense Committees of the Legislative Yuan	22	(1)
The National Security Policy Process	23	(6)
Ad Hoc, Private Meetings	24	(3)
Limited Bureaucratic Policy Mechanisms	27	(2)
Defense Policy, Force Structure, and Budget/Procurement Decisions	29	(44)
Senior Organizations and Leaders	29	(32)
Office of the President	31	(5)
Ministry of National Defense	36	(3)
General Staff Headquarters	39	(4)
Armed Services General Headquarters	43	(1)
Legislative Yuan	44	(3)
Impending Organizational Changes	47	(4)
Defense Strategy and Force Structure Priorities	51	(10)
The Weapons Procurement Decisionmaking Process	61	(12)
Defense Plan and Budget Determination	62	(2)
General Procurement Proposal Formulation	64	(2)
CGS/MND Evaluation	66	(1)
President/Premier Evaluation	67	(1)
LY Intervention	68	(1)
US/ROC Discussions	68	(2)
Implementation	70	(1)
Overall Assessment	70	(3)
Conclusions and Policy Implications	73	(4)
Bibliography	77