Untying the Knot
Subtitle: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: August 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780815712886
Subjects: International relations; Peace studies; Politics / Current Events; International Relations - General; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Taiwan; International - Economics; International Relations - Diplomacy; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; China; Relations
First sentence: In June 1995, Lee Teng-hui, the president of Taiwan, visited the United States, where he spoke at Cornell University, his alma mater, about the island's democratic transformation after decades of authoritarian rule.
Description: "A comprehensive analysis of the paradoxical relationship between Taiwan and China, characterized by social and economic interaction and political and military tensions, and the diplomatic diffidence of the United States in the face of its high strategic stakes"--Provided by publisher.