{"product_id":"face-off-9780295976174","title":"Face Off","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaiwan'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Analytically organized, ably argued and well documented, and very readable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Book Reviews-China *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * China Review International *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1) The Significance of the 1996 Crisis\u003cbr\u003e 2) Taiwan's 'Drifting Away'\u003cbr\u003e 3) Taiwan's 'Pragmatic Diplomacy'\u003cbr\u003e 4) Beijing's Objections to U.S. Policy\u003cbr\u003e 5) The Taiwan Issue in Chinese Domestic Politics\u003cbr\u003e 6) The U.S. Visa Decision and Beijing's Reaction\u003cbr\u003e 7) Beijing's Probing of U.S. Intentions\u003cbr\u003e 8) The December Legislative Yuan Elections\u003cbr\u003e 9) The Confrontation\u003cbr\u003e 10) Were China's Leaders Surprised by U.S. Intervention?\u003cbr\u003e 11) PRC Strategy\u003cbr\u003e 12) Nuclear Coercion with Chinese Characteristics\u003cbr\u003e 13) The International Effect of the Crisis\u003cbr\u003e 14) Appraising the Gains and Costs of Beijing's Coercive Exercises\u003cbr\u003e 15) Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400909431127,"sku":"9780295976174","price":33.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295976174.jpg?v=1730471916","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/face-off-9780295976174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}