LEADER 04377nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910953847103321 005 20240418050223.0 010 $a9780295800356 010 $a0295800356 010 $a9780295980591 010 $a0295980591 024 7 $a10.1515/9780295800356 035 $a(CKB)111004366647494 035 $a(OCoLC)45730279 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10468615 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000152725 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11178309 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152725 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10358007 035 $a(PQKB)11408477 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444299 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse6948 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444299 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10468615 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL810362 035 $a(OCoLC)929159115 035 $a(DE-B1597)725731 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780295800356 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366647494 100 $a19970218d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFace off $eChina, the United States, and Taiwan's democratization /$fJohn W. Garver 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSeattle $cUniversity of Washington Press$dc1997 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780295976174 311 08$a0295976179 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Significance of the 1996 Crisis -- 2. Taiwan's "Drifting Away -- 3. Taiwan's "Pragmatic Diplomac -- 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. 330 $aTaiwan's first presidential election, in 1996, sparked a Sino-U.S. military showdown that resulted in the biggest show of U.S. naval force in East Asia since the Vietnam War. This book is the first to explore the origins and triangular dynamics of that historic confrontation. Analyzing the key decisions and misperceptions that led to the Taiwan Strait crisis, Garver warns that it may usher in a more confrontational era of Sino-U.S. relations.China is already emerging as an economic powerhouse and fears of its becoming an expansionist military power have grown in recent years as China has rapidly built up its armed forces since 1989. It has also adopted a more assertive stance in several territorial disputes with its neighbors, arousing new security concerns for Asia as a whole.When China tried to intimidate Taiwan's voters by firing missiles and conducting large-scale military exercises off its coasts in the period preceding the 1996 election, the U.S. dispatched two aircraft carrier battle groups to Taiwan. The prestige of all sides was fully engaged as powerful do domestic interests demanded an assertive posture. Eventually, China adopted a more cautious stance and the crisis passed. But it marked the first instance of Chinese nuclear coercion of the U.S. and gave the "China threat" new credence in the U.S. and elsewhere in Asia.The author has studied the Taiwan question for more than 30 years and has witnessed first-hand the growth and culmination of Taiwan's democratization. This sober, mature reflection of decades of thought is certain to inform the debate on the "China threat" and the future of Sino-U.S. relations. 606 $aDemocratization$zTaiwan 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zChina 607 $aTaiwan$xPolitics and government$y1988-2000 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$y1976- 615 0$aDemocratization 676 $a327.51073 700 $aGarver$b John W$0280175 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953847103321 996 $aFace off$94346346 997 $aUNINA