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Book SynopsisTaiwan's first presidential election, in 1996, sparked a Sino-US military showdown that resulted in the biggest show of US naval force in East Asia since the Vietnam War. This book explores the origins and triangular dynamics of that historic confrontation, analyzing the key decisions and misperceptions that led to the Taiwan Strait crisis.
Trade Review"Analytically organized, ably argued and well documented, and very readable."
* Book Reviews-China *
"An excellent in-depth analysis of the 1996 crisis. . . . Garver also raises thought-provoking policy issues with regard to China and Taiwan, challenging American policy makers to define U.S. policy interests in Taiwan clearly and think through the problem of how to cope with a rising China."
* China Review International *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Abbreviations
1) The Significance of the 1996 Crisis
2) Taiwan's 'Drifting Away'
3) Taiwan's 'Pragmatic Diplomacy'
4) Beijing's Objections to U.S. Policy
5) The Taiwan Issue in Chinese Domestic Politics
6) The U.S. Visa Decision and Beijing's Reaction
7) Beijing's Probing of U.S. Intentions
8) The December Legislative Yuan Elections
9) The Confrontation
10) Were China's Leaders Surprised by U.S. Intervention?
11) PRC Strategy
12) Nuclear Coercion with Chinese Characteristics
13) The International Effect of the Crisis
14) Appraising the Gains and Costs of Beijing's Coercive Exercises
15) Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
