Bruce A. Elleman

Taiwan Straits Standoff

70 Years of PRC-Taiwan Cross-Strait Tensions

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Produktbeschreibung

Following the Nationalist defeat on the mainland in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his followers retreated to Taiwan, forming the Republic of China (ROC). Tensions with the People's Republic of China (PRC) focused on control over a number of offshore islands, especially Quemoy (Jinmen) and Matsu (Mazu). Twice in the 1950s tensions peaked, during the first (1954-55) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait crises. Today, relations between the ROC and PRC depend on quelling tensions over the Taiwan Strait. This work provides a short, but highly relevant, history of the Taiwan Strait, and its significance today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 276g
• ISBN-13: 9781839985560
• ISBN-10: 1839985569
• Artikelnr.: 63598544

Autorenporträt

Bruce A. Elleman is a William V. Pratt Professor of International History a full professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Introduction: Stalemate along the Taiwan Straits, 1949-2020
1. The Two Chinas and the Battle for Control of Off shore Islands
2. President Harry S. Truman's Decision to Protect Taiwan
3. The First Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1954-55
4. The Evacuation of the Dachen Islands, 1955
5. The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1958
6. The US Threat to Use Atomic Weapons
7. Using Taiwan to Undermine the Sino- Soviet Alliance
8. Taiwan during the Cold War and Afterward
Conclusion: The Taiwan Strait's Strategic Significance Today
Appendix: Naval Terms and Acronym List
Selected Bibliography
Index.