Inthe1990sfollowingtheendoftheColdWar,theTaiwanissueregaineditsprominenceinSino-AmericanrelationsduetoadjustmentsmadebytheUnitedStatesinitsTaiwanpolicyaswellaspoliticalchangestakenplaceinTaiwan.Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,Sino-AmericanrelationsunderwentseveretestbythetensionacrosstheTaiwanStrait.However,withthepolicyadjustmentsoftheUnitedStatesandChina,thepoliticalreshuffle