The purpose of this book is to analyse the influence of domestic politics on congressional intervention in US policy towards China with special reference to three factors which might loosely be termed structural factors: partisanship, constituency and committees. The analysis is conducted by examining two issues: China's most-favoured-nation (MFN) status and the Taiwan issue during the Republican George Bush administration (1989-1992) and most of the Democratic Bill Clinton administration (1993-1999). Contents: Preface; Abbreviations; Committee Assignments; Introduction; A Theoretical Framework; A History and Literature Review; Congress Charges: MFN under Bush; Congress Retreats: MFN under Clinton; Congress Surprised: Taiwan Policy under Bush; Congress Triumphant: Taiwan Policy under Clinton; Congressional Behaviour: Structural Explanations; The Role of Congress: Beyond the Structural Explanations; Conclusion; Bibliography.