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OverviewThe future of the Taiwan Strait is more wide open than at any other time in recent decades. Tensions between China and Taiwan have eased since 2008, but the movement toward full rapprochement remains fragile. Whether the two sides of the Strait can sustain and expand a cooperative relationship after decades of mutual distrust and fear is still uncertain. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard C. BushPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Brookings Institution Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780815723844ISBN 10: 0815723849 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 30 January 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"Bush's masterful assessment of Chinese-Taiwanese relations predicts that ""the momentum of cooperation on stabilization that began when [Taiwanese President] Ma [Ying-jeou] took office in 2008 will decelerate and most likely stall."" This was a prescient claim...[the dramatic decline in Ma's popularity] might hasten the end of what Bush terms ""the paradigm of mutual persuasion"" and convince Chinese leaders to start exploiting their power advantage more aggressively. Bush's book offers an exceptionally lucid and comprehensive analysis of what such a shift would likely mean for the region.Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs" Bush's masterful assessment of Chinese-Taiwanese relations predicts that the momentum of cooperation on stabilization that began when [Taiwanese President] Ma [Ying-jeou] took office in 2008 will decelerate and most likely stall. This was a prescient claim...[the dramatic decline in Ma's popularity] might hasten the end of what Bush terms the paradigm of mutual persuasion and convince Chinese leaders to start exploiting their power advantage more aggressively. Bush's book offers an exceptionally lucid and comprehensive analysis of what such a shift would likely mean for the region.Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs Author InformationRichard C. Bush holds the Michael H. Armacost Chair at the Brookings Institution, where he directs the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies. He served as chairman and managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan, 1997-2002. His previous books include The Perils of Proximity: China-Japan Security Relations and Untying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait, both published by Brookings. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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