Hedging the China threat : US--Taiwan security relations since 1949 /

"Explores the history of US commitments to Taiwan (the Republic of China) and the evolution of the complicated US-Taiwan-China relationship since the presidency of Harry S. Truman"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sun, Shao-cheng, 1966- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2024.
Subjects:	United States > Foreign relations > Taiwan. Taiwan > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > China. China > Foreign relations > United States. Taiwan Strait > Strategic aspects. États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Taiwan. Taiwan > Relations extérieures > États-Unis. États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Chine. Chine > Relations extérieures > États-Unis. Taiwan, Détroit de > Aspect stratégique.

Table of Contents:

China, Taiwan, and the United States
Early commitments to Taiwan : the Truman administration
The offshore islands crises : the Eisenhower administration
Maintaining the status quo : the Kennedy administration
The PRC nuclear test and the Vietnam War : the Johnson administration
The opening of China : the Nixon administration
Moving slowly toward normalization : the Ford administration
Establishing diplomatic relations with China : the Carter administration
Arms sales disputes and reassurances : the Reagan administration
Dealing with the Tiananmen Square crisis : the G.H.W. Bush administration
The 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis : the Clinton administration
From strategic competitor to strategic partner : the G.W. Bush administration
Seeking a rebalanced policy : the Obama administration
Confronting a more assertive China : the Trump administration
The Taiwan Strait Crisis of 2022-2023 : the Biden administration
The future of the US-China-Taiwan relations.