LEADER 05058nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910451637803321 005 20210603005208.0 010 $a0-231-50963-4 024 7 $a10.7312/tuck13564 035 $a(CKB)1000000000457784 035 $a(EBL)908440 035 $a(OCoLC)62124444 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000134741 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11158832 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134741 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10056126 035 $a(PQKB)10320897 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908440 035 $a(DE-B1597)459394 035 $a(OCoLC)979744803 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231509633 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908440 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10183559 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL666574 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000457784 100 $a20040924d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#||||u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDangerous strait$b[electronic resource] $ethe U.S.--Taiwan--China crisis /$fNancy Bernkopf Tucker, editor 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (522 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-231-13565-3 311 0 $a0-231-13564-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-262) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowlegments --$tContributors --$tAbbreviations --$tChapter 1. Dangerous Strait: Introduction /$rBernkopf Tucker, Nancy --$tChapter 2. The Unfinished Business of Taiwan's Democratization /$rRigger, Shelley --$tChapter 3. Building a Taiwanese Republic: The Independence Movement, 1945-Present /$rPhillips, Steven --$tChapter 4. Lee Teng-hui and "Separatism" /$rBush, Richard --$tChapter 5. China-Taiwan Economic Linkage: Between Insulation and Superconductivity /$rCheng, T. J. --$tChapter 6. Taiwan's Defense Reforms and Military Modernization Program: Objectives, Achievements, and Obstacles /$rSwaine, Michael D. --$tChapter 7. U.S.-Taiwan Security Cooperation: Enhancing an Unofficial Relationship /$rChase, Michael S. --$tChapter 8. Strategic Ambiguity or Strategic Clarity? /$rBernkopf Tucker, Nancy --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aToday 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, threatened to pass an anti-secession law, apt to revitalize pro-independence forces in Taiwan-and make war more likely. Taking change as a central theme, these essays by prominent scholars and practitioners in the arena of U.S.-Taiwan-Chinese relations combine historical context with timely analysis of an accelerating crisis. The book clarifies historical developments, examines myths about past and present policies, and assesses issues facing contemporary policymakers. Moving beyond simplistic explanations that dominate discussion about the U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship, Dangerous Strait challenges common wisdom and approaches the political, economic, and strategic aspects of the cross-Strait situation anew. The result is a collection that provides fresh and much-needed insights into a complex problem and examines the ways in which catastrophe can be avoided. The essays examine a variety of issues, including the movement for independence and its place in Taiwanese domestic politics; the underlying weaknesses of democracy in Taiwan; and the significance of China and Taiwan's economic interdependence. In the security arena, contributors provide incisive critiques of Taiwan's incomplete military modernization; strains in U.S.-Taiwan relations and their differing interpretations of China's intentions; and the misguided inclination among some U.S. policymakers to abandon Washington's traditional policy of strategic ambiguity. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zChina 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zTaiwan 607 $aTaiwan$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zTaiwan 607 $aTaiwan$xForeign relations$zChina 607 $aTaiwan Strait$xStrategic aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. 676 $a327.73051/09/045 701 $aTucker$b Nancy Bernkopf$0478760 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451637803321 996 $aDangerous strait$92448556 997 $aUNINA