Part 1 The international legal status of Taiwan: The international legal status of Taiwan, Hungdah Chiu Is Taiwan a part of China? H. Kuijper Toward modern concepts of sovereignty and statehood, M.C. Davis. Part 2 Responses to diplomatic isolation - informal diplomacy: Limitations and prospects of Taiwan's informal diplomacy, Linjun Wu Does flexible diplomacy improve Taiwan's international status? K. Moller. Part 3 Responses to diplomatic isolation - participation in international organizations: Taiwan's return to international organizations - policies, problems and prospects, D. Van Vranken Hickey Taiwan's 'return' to international organizations, Ko Swan Sik All dressed up but not invited to the party - can Taiwan join the United Nations now the Cold War is over? V. Wei-Cheng Wang The Republic of China's right to participate in the United Nations, Sheng-Tsung Yang Taiwan's right to be heard before the security council, J.E. Lord Taiwan's option of becoming a permanent observer, L.B. Sohn The United Nations framework for the participation of observers, N. Sybesma-Knol Taiwan, China and the United Nations, Lung-Chu Chen. Part 4 relations across the Taiwan Strait: The paradox of Taiwan-mainland China relations, J.C. Hsiung The development of Cross-Strait policies in China and Taiwan, Cheng-Wen Tsai. Part 5 Concluding observations: Self-determination in action for the People of Taiwan, J.M. Henckaerts. Appendices: legal aspects of the problem of representation in the United Nations general assembly resolution on the representation of China in the United Nations the Chinese White Paper on Cross-Strait relations the Taiwanese White Paper on Cross-Strait relations request to consider the exceptional situation of Taiwan in the international context.