"A lucid account of Sino-American-Taiwanese diplomacy since the Tiananmen Incident of 1989. Copper provides a chilling look at what could happen in this highly volatile part of the world if mechanisms for conflict resolution fail." -- June Teuful Dreyer, Professor of Political Science, University of Miami, Commissioner of the United States-China Economic and Security Commission "A timely and important work by one of the world's foremost authorities on the politics of Taiwan and China. A must read for anyone interested in East Asian security." -- Dennis V. Hickey, Professor, Political Science Department, Missouri State University
Introduction The 1996 Missile Crisis Prelude to the Missile Crisis The Tiananmen Massacre The U.S. Sells F-16 Fighter Planes to Taipei President Lee Visits His Alma Mater America's China Threat Debate; China's America Threat Debate After the Crisis Taiwan's 1996 Election President Clinton Visits China The Taiwan Relations Act is Refurbished The Missile Defense Issue The Present Standoff President Lee Comments That Taipei-Beijing Talks Should be Nation-to-Nation Taiwan's 2000 Election Taiwan's 2004 Election Conclusions The Future of U.S. China/Taiwan Policy
John F. Copper is Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. He is the author of more than twenty books and has testified before the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees.
Copper has published widely and testified before congressional
committees. As indicated by the book's title, the author is
strongly of the view that war is likely between the US and China
over the independence proclivities of Taiwan. The author deals more
fully with the years since the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown against the
student democracy movement than any previous period in Sino-US
relations. In putting his case, he draws attention especially to
1996, when China set out to intimidate Taiwan by lobbing missiles
its way and in response the US dispatched a flotilla up the Taiwan
Strait, mostly as an expression of solidarity with its island ally.
Many others, including this reviewer, have a different take on the
US-China relationship: that it will likely continue to evolve
within a complex framework based on conflict, competition, and
cooperation in the geopolitical, economic, and diplomatic spheres,
rendering war between the US and China unlikely in the foreseeable
future over any issue, including the status of Taiwan. The book is
well written and reads well, and will be of interest mostly to
China specialists. Recommended. Researchers, faculty, and
practitioners.
*Choice*
A careful yet prolific scholar, Copper provides detailed background
covering the last several decades in relation to an increasingly
possible showdown between the United States and China over Taiwan.
He analyzes the damage to U.S.-China relations from Tiananmen
Square, the missile defense issue, and the Taiwan elections in
which the Nationalist Party lost. He points out the danger when
leaders on all sides pander to domestic groups; Taiwanese
politicians play with fire by defying Beijing and expecting
American support. Recommended for large libraries and special
collections.
*Library Journal*
The issue of Taiwan's independence could well prove to be a
flashpoint that leads to war between the United States and China.
Copper provides a chronological account of the triangular
relationship revolving around the status of Taiwan from the damage
done to US-China relations by the 1989 Tiananmen massacre to
Taiwan's 2004 election, which brought a secessionist president to
office.
*Reference & Research Book News*
Playing with Fire compiles a history of recent decades to support
the contentions of the author/expert, who has studied the region
over thirty years and who here uses an interdisciplinary research
appoint to assess the issues.
*Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch*
"Copper has published widely and testified before congressional
committees. As indicated by the book's title, the author is
strongly of the view that war is likely between the US and China
over the independence proclivities of Taiwan. The author deals more
fully with the years since the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown against the
student democracy movement than any previous period in Sino-US
relations. In putting his case, he draws attention especially to
1996, when China set out to intimidate Taiwan by lobbing missiles
its way and in response the US dispatched a flotilla up the Taiwan
Strait, mostly as an expression of solidarity with its island ally.
Many others, including this reviewer, have a different take on the
US-China relationship: that it will likely continue to evolve
within a complex framework based on conflict, competition, and
cooperation in the geopolitical, economic, and diplomatic spheres,
rendering war between the US and China unlikely in the foreseeable
future over any issue, including the status of Taiwan. The book is
well written and reads well, and will be of interest mostly to
China specialists. Recommended. Researchers, faculty, and
practitioners." - Choice
"A careful yet prolific scholar, Copper provides detailed
background covering the last several decades in relation to an
increasingly possible showdown between the United States and China
over Taiwan. He analyzes the damage to U.S.-China relations from
Tiananmen Square, the missile defense issue, and the Taiwan
elections in which the Nationalist Party lost. He points out the
danger when leaders on all sides pander to domestic groups;
Taiwanese politicians play with fire by defying Beijing and
expecting American support. Recommended for large libraries and
special collections." - Library Journal
"The issue of Taiwan's independence could well prove to be a
flashpoint that leads to war between the United States and China.
Copper provides a chronological account of the triangular
relationship revolving around the status of Taiwan from the damage
done to US-China relations by the 1989 Tiananmen massacre to
Taiwan's 2004 election, which brought a secessionist president to
office." - Reference & Research Book News
"Playing with Fire compiles a history of recent decades to
support the contentions of the author/expert, who has studied the
region over thirty years and who here uses an interdisciplinary
research appoint to assess the issues." - Midwest Book Review -
California Bookwatch
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