If China Crosses the Taiwan Strait: The International Response [Hardcover]

Parris H. Chang (Author), Martin L. Lasater (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0819188492 | ISBN-13: 978-0819188496

This work is an in-depth study of the threat posed by the Peoples' Republic of China to Taiwan's security and the probable international response in case of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Contents: Beijing's Relations with Taiwan, Parris H. Chang; The Use of Military Force Against Taiwan: Potential PRC Scenarios, Paul H.B. Godwin; U.S. Reactions to the PRC Use of Force Against Taiwan, Mark S. Pratt; International Legal Implications of a PRC Use of Military Force Against Taiwan, David J. Scheffer; The International Response, Harvey J. Feldman; Asian Responses to Chinese Pressures on Taiwan, Paul H. Kreisberg; The U.S. and the Changing East Asian Order: Implications for Taiwan's Ability to Deter Possible Threats from the Mainland, Robert G. Sutter; International Reactions and Responses to PRC Uses of Force Against Taiwan, Vernon V. Aspaturian; Principles of Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait, Martin L. Lasater. Co-published with the Center for East Asian Studies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Chang and Lasater provide a pithy, straightforward analysis that weaves together a broad host of national and international issues into a highly readable and cogent account of the historical tension in the Taiwan Strait.>>>>

About the Author

Parris H. Chang is Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. ^BMartin L. Lasater is Research Associate at the Center for East Asian Studies at the Pennsylvania State University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (March 25, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819188492
• ISBN-13: 978-0819188496
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,932,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)