Bush, Richard C.,  1947- <br/><br/>
Untying the knot  making peace in the Taiwan Strait /  [electronic resource] : 
 Making peace in the Taiwan Strait 
Richard C. Bush. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Brookings Institution Press,  c2005. 
 - 416 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- 2. Getting to the present -- 3. Economic cooperation, political deadlock -- 4. The sovereignty issue -- 5. The security issue -- 6. Domestic politics and cross-straight relations -- 7. Decisionmaking systems -- 8. The leverage game -- 9. The U.S factor -- 10. Muting pressures, reconciling differences -- 11. If a settlement is not possible? -- 12. Choices ahead. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>International relations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Taiwan--Relations--China.<br/>China--Relations--Taiwan.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS799.63.C6  / B87 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.951249051