Difficult choices : Taiwan's quest for security and the good life /

Taiwan remains heavily dependent on the United States for its security, but it must use its own resources to cope with Beijing's constant intimidation and pressure. How Taiwan responds to the internal and external challenges it faces and what the United States and other outside powers do to hel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bush, Richard C., 1947- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Taiwan > Foreign relations > China. China > Foreign relations > Taiwan. National security > Taiwan.

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Information
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Notes on Terminology
Introduction
Popular Attitudes in Taiwan: A Preliminary Baseline
Taiwan's Government Budget
Taiwan's Economy
Taiwan's Energy Policy
The Politics of Taiwan's Past
Beijing's Taiwan Ambition
Taiwan's Search for Security
Taiwan's Military Defense
Taiwan's Political Defense: National Identity
Taiwan's Political Defense: The State
The PRC's Asymmetric Offense
Taiwan's Democratic System
United States Policy
What to Do?
Notes
Index.