The Struggle For Taiwan

Author : Sulmaan Wasif Khan
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541605055
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Struggle for Taiwan written by Sulmaan Wasif Khan and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise, definitive history of the precarious relationship among the US, China, and Taiwan As tensions over Taiwan escalate, the United States and China stand on the brink of a catastrophic war. Resolving the impasse demands we understand how it began. In 1943, the Allies declared that Japanese-held Taiwan would return to China at the conclusion of World War II. The Chinese civil war led to a change of plans. The Communist Party came to power in China and the defeated Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shek, fled to Taiwan, where he was afforded US protection. The specter of conflict has loomed ever since. In The Struggle for Taiwan, Sulmaan Wasif Khan offers the first comprehensive history of the triangular relationship between the United States, China, and Taiwan, exploring America’s ambivalent commitment to Taiwan’s defense, China’s bitterness about the separation, and Taiwan’s impressive transformation into a flourishing democracy. War is not inevitable, Khan shows, but to avoid it, decision-makers must heed the lessons of the past. From the White Terror to the Taiwan Straits Crises, from the normalization of Sino-American relations to Trump-era rising tensions, The Struggle for Taiwan charts the paths to our present predicament to show what futures might be possible.

Author : Shyu-tu Lee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442221437
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taiwan's Struggle written by Shyu-tu Lee and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book explores contemporary Taiwan from the perspective of the Taiwanese themselves. In a unique set of original essays, leading Taiwanese figures consider the country’s history, politics, society, economy, identity, and future prospects. The volume provides a forum for a diversity of local voices, who are rarely heard in the power struggle between China and the United States over Taiwan’s future. Whether it will be absorbed by China, continue in its current limbo as an unrecognized state, or seek outright independence and national sovereignty remains an open question. Reflecting the deep ethnic and political differences that are essential to understanding Taiwan today, this work provides a nuanced introduction to its role in international politics. Contributions by: Andrew C. Chang, Chang Chang-yi David, Pochih Chen, Chen Yi-shen, Chi Guo-chung, Strong C. Chuang, Frank S. T. Hsiao, Jolan Hsieh, Joseph C. C. Kuo, Lee Shiao-feng, Shyu-tu Lee, Lee Teng-hui, Marie Lin, Jay Tsu-yi Loo, Lu Hsiu-lien Annette, Peng Ming-min, George Sung, Michael M. Tsai, Tsay Ting-kuei (Aquia), Tu Kuo-ch’ing, Jack F. Williams, Wong Ming-hsien, Wu Rong-i, Wu Rwei-ren, and C. Eugene Yeh.

Author : Andreas Fulda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781138328341
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong written by Andreas Fulda and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question at the heart of this book is to what extent have political activists in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong made progress in their quest to liberalise and democratise their respective polities. The book compares and contrasts the political development in the three regions from the early 1970s.

Author : Sulmaan Wasif Khan
Publisher : Allen Lane
ISBN 13 : 9780241674857
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Struggle for Taiwan written by Sulmaan Wasif Khan and published by Allen Lane. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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 is a balanced and convincing account of the sequence of events that has left Taiwan for generations as a political anomaly, with issues around its status and future continuing to threaten war. With deepening democratization, Taiwan further goads Beijing, remaining functionally independent from China even as Xi Jinping clamours for unification. This invaluable book allows readers to understand the complex story of this unique place and its role in international relations. With its striking economic dynamism and commitment to democracy, can Taiwan continue - as Hong Kong once did - to thrive, or will China conquer it? And will the world be able to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait or will it stumble into war?

Author : Suisheng Zhao
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136685294
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Across the Taiwan Strait written by Suisheng Zhao and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Kerry Brown
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1786995247
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trouble with Taiwan written by Kerry Brown and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Fresh and authoritative, written with brio and precision.’ Thomas Plate, author of Yo-Yo Diplomacy ‘An important and timely guide to one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints for future conflict between the West and China.’James Griffiths, author of The Great Firewall of China ‘Brown and Wu Tzu-hui help situate a Taiwan whose “place” in the world is otherwise plagued by uncertainty.’ Benjamin Zawacki, author of Thailand

Author : Denny Roy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801440700
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taiwan written by Denny Roy and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, various great powers have both exploited and benefited Taiwan, shaping its multiple and frequently contradictory identities. Offering a narrative of the island's political history, the author contends that it is best understood as a continuous struggle for security.

Author : Shyu-Tu Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781442272507
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taiwan's Struggle written by Shyu-Tu Lee and published by . This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book explores contemporary Taiwan from the perspective of the Taiwanese themselves. Leading Taiwanese figures consider the country's history, politics, society, economy, and identity. Reflecting Taiwan's deep ethnic and political differences, this work provides a nuanced introduction to its role in international politics.

Author : Chris Shei
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781351047845
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taiwan written by Chris Shei and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Taiwan: Manipulation of Ideology and Struggle for Identity chronicles the turbulent relationship between Taiwan and China. This collection of essays aims to provide a critical analysis of the discourses surrounding the identity of Taiwan, its relationship with China and global debates about Taiwan's situation. Each chapter explores a unique aspect of Taiwan's situation; fundamentally exploring how identity is framed in not only Taiwanese ideology, but in relation to the rest of the world. Focusing on how language is a means to maintaining a discourse of control, Taiwan: Manipulation of Ideology and Struggle for Identity delves into how Taiwan is determining its own sense of identity and language in the twenty first century. This book targets researchers and students in discourse analysis, Taiwan studies, Chinese studies, and other subjects in social sciences and political science, as well as intellectuals in the public sphere all over the globe who are interested in the Taiwan issue"--

Author : Ramon H. Myers
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0817946934
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Struggle across the Taiwan Strait written by Ramon H. Myers and published by Hoover Institution Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and informative history of how China divided in 1949 into two regimes, why they struggled to achieve the same political goal-reunification of China—and why their struggle today continues in a more complex and dangerous way. The authors detail how the changes brought about by the 2000 election not only intensified the conflict between the regimes but locked both sides into a new contest that increased the probability of war rather than peace.