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''A rigorously researched and gripping account... a beautifully written book'' - Kathrin Hille, Financial Times

''Excellent and timely Khan's book suggests that military conflict is not inevitable and that calm heads, open communication and the spirit of compromise could yet save us from a third world war'' - Neal E. Robbins, Literary Review

''Deeply researched and fascinating'' - The Guardian


A gripping account of the past and future of Taiwan

In the overwhelming chaos across Asia at the end of the Second World War, one relatively minor issue was the future of the Japanese colony of Taiwan, a large island some one hundred miles off the coast of Fujian. Handed to the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China, in 1949 it suddenly became the focus of global attention as a random cross-section of defeated Nationalists, including President Chiang Kai-shek, fled there from Mao''s triumphant Communist forces.

The Struggle for Taiwan

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 1/14/2024
      ISBN-13 9780241674857
      978-0241674857
      ISBN-10 241674859
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      History Asian history

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A rigorously researched and gripping account... a beautifully written book'' - Kathrin Hille, Financial Times

      ''Excellent and timely Khan's book suggests that military conflict is not inevitable and that calm heads, open communication and the spirit of compromise could yet save us from a third world war'' - Neal E. Robbins, Literary Review

      ''Deeply researched and fascinating'' - The Guardian


      A gripping account of the past and future of Taiwan

      In the overwhelming chaos across Asia at the end of the Second World War, one relatively minor issue was the future of the Japanese colony of Taiwan, a large island some one hundred miles off the coast of Fujian. Handed to the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China, in 1949 it suddenly became the focus of global attention as a random cross-section of defeated Nationalists, including President Chiang Kai-shek, fled there from Mao''s triumphant Communist forces.

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