Greater China and U.S. foreign policy
Subtitle: the choice between confrontation and mutual respect
By: edited by Thomas A. Metzger and Ramon H. Myers.
Contributors: Metzger, Thomas A., 1933-; Myers, Ramon Hawley, 1929-
Series: Hoover Press publication ;; no. 433; Hoover Press publication ;; 433.
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Chinese reunification question, 1949-; United States -- Foreign relations -- China.; China -- Foreign relations -- United States.; China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002.
Description: A group of internationally prominent China scholars held a conference at the Hoover Institution in December 1994 to discuss how U.S. policy can best respond to recent changes in China and Taiwan. Despite the diversity of their perspectives, their analyses made clear that a "get-tough" policy would ultimately fail. This volume presents, in ten authoritative chapters, the first comprehensive overview of this complex topic - along with sound reasoning to support its provocative conclusion.

The papers included here not only analyze the recent evolution of Chinese foreign policy toward Taiwan, Taiwan's development and policy on unification, security and economic issues, and the problem of human rights but also set forth the main political and diplomatic visions that will affect the future of greater China. As a whole, this book coherently formulates the principles that should guide U.S. policy toward greater China in the next decades.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.