Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. INTRODUCTION: RUMORS OF WAR IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT 1
6. PART I: PAST AND FUTURE TRENDS IN CROSS- STRAIT RELATIONS
7. 1 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT 23
8. 2 THE SHIFTING BALANCE OF MILITARY POWER IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT 48
9. 3 THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO TAIWAN 64
10. 4 DOMESTIC DYNAMICS IN CHINA AND TAIWAN 84
11. PART II: ASSESSING THE PROSPECTS FOR CONFLICT AND PEACE
12. 5 MODELING CROSS- STRAIT RELATIONS 111
13. 6 THE PROBLEM OF TAIWAN REVISIONISM 129
14. 7 THE PROBLEM OF PRC REVISIONISM 154
15. CONCLUSION: THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE ON EARTH? 176
16. Notes 187
17. References 229
18. Index 247