WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10275) on Aug. 15, 2025, by Asian affairs specialist Susan V. Lawrence. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Taiwan, which formally calls itself the Republic of China (ROC), is a self-governing democracy. Its popularly-elected leaders govern 23.4 million people on the main island of Taiwan and on outlying islands, including the archipelagoes of Penghu, Kinmen, and Mazu. Since the 1950s, the U.S. Congress has shown a strong i more PR