Why Taiwan? - 9780804755542

Why has the PRC been so determined that Taiwan be part of China? Why, since the 1990s, has Beijing been feverishly developing means to prevail in combat with the U.S. over Taiwan's status? Why is Taiwan worth fighting for? To answer, this book focuses on the territorial dimension of the Taiwan issue and highlights arguments made by PRC analysts about the geostrategic significance of Taiwan, rather than emphasizing the political dispute between Beijing and Taipei. It considers Beijing's quest for Taiwan since 1949 against the backdrop of recurring Chinese anxieties about the island's status since the seventeenth century.

In recent years, the PRC has become dependent on international maritime commerce and has undertaken to expand considerably its navy to ensure access to the sea. PRC analysts concerned about strategy have articulated rationales for eliminating rival influences over Taiwan, the location of which is deemed as critical to China's projection of naval power. This book traces the evolution, explains the appeal, and suggests implications of the geostrategic calculations that pervade PRC strategic considerations of Taiwan.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: Why Taiwan?
• Sottotitolo: Geostrategic Rationales for China's Territorial Integrity
• Lingua: English
• Autore:  Wachman Alan M.
• Editore: Stanford Univ Pr
• Collana: Stanford Univ Pr (Paperback)
• Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Agosto '07
• Genere: POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Argomenti :  National security China Geopolitics China
• Pagine: 253
• Dimensioni mm: 222 x 152 x 19
• ISBN-10: 080475554X
• EAN-13: 9780804755542