| Face Off: China, the United States, and Taiwan’s Democratization Subjects: China -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- China; Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1988–; China -- Foreign relations -- 1976–; Taiwan's first presidential election, in 1996, sparked a Sino-U.S. military showdown that resulted in the biggest show of U.S. naval force in East Asia since the Vietnam War. This book is the first to explore the origins and triangular dynamics of that historic confrontation. Analyzing the key decisions and misperceptions that led to the Taiwan Strait crisis, Garver warns that it may usher in a more confrontational era of Sino-U.S. relations. John W. Garver is professor of international affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His previous books include Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China and China's Decision for Rapprochement with the United States. |