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Dangerous strait : the U.S.--Taiwan--China crisis /

Today the most dangerous place on earth is arguably the Taiwan Strait, where a war between the United States and China could erupt out of miscalculation, misunderstanding, or accident. How and to what degree Taiwan pursues its own national identity will have profound ramifications in its relationshi...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
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Résumé:Today the most dangerous place on earth is arguably the Taiwan Strait, where a war between the United States and China could erupt out of miscalculation, misunderstanding, or accident. How and to what degree Taiwan pursues its own national identity will have profound ramifications in its relationship with China as well as in relations between China and the United States. Events late in 2004 demonstrated the volatility of the situation, as Taiwan's legislative elections unexpectedly preserved a slim majority for supporters of closer relations with China. Beijing, nevertheless, thr.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xii, 272 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-262) and index.
ISBN:0231509634
9780231509633