The Taiwan Issue in Sino-American Strategic Relations.

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- LIST OF TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART I Sino-American Strategic Relations -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE NATIONAL POWER OF THE PRC -- Geography -- Military Capabilities -- Economy -- Sociopsychology -- Leadership -- 3. SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS -- The Sino-Soviet Split -- U.S.-Soviet Balance of Power in East Asia -- Soviet Strategic Perceptions -- Korea and Japan -- Soviet Statements on U.S.-PRC Relations -- 4. CHINA'S INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY -- Normalization of Sino-Soviet Relations -- Future Sino-Soviet Relations -- 5. PARAMETERS OF SINO-AMERICAN STRATEGIC COOPERATION -- The Soviet Card -- Sino-American Military Cooperation -- PRC Rejection of Close Military Ties -- Future Sino-American Strategic Cooperation -- PART II -- The Role of Taiwan -- 6. TAIWAN TODAY: AN OVERVIEW -- Background -- Economic Conditions -- Political System -- Recent Political Developments -- Foreign Policy -- The Importance of Taiwan -- 7. THE SECURITY OF TAIWAN -- PRC Military Threat -- PRC Intentions -- Taiwan's Reunification Policy -- 8. THE TAIWAN ISSUE -- The Shanghai Communique -- Normalization of Sino-American Relations -- The Taiwan Relations Act -- The Mid-1980 Turning Point -- China Becomes Inflexible -- 9. PERIOD OF CONTENTION: 1981-1982 -- The FX Decision -- The Arms Sales Controversy -- 10. THE AUGUST 17, 1982 JOINT COMMUNIQUE -- Provisions -- U.S. Interpretations -- PRC Interpretations -- Relations in the Post-Communique Period -- 11. EPILOGUE -- A More Realistic China Policy -- Relations Sour Once Again -- Sale of High Technology to the PRC -- Exchange Visits of Premier Zhao Ziyang and President Reagan -- PART III -- Conclusion -- 12. SUMMARY AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- Limits of Sino-American Strategic Cooperation -- The Taiwan Question.

Taiwan as a Variable in Sino-American Strategic Relations -- Policy Implications -- APPENDIXES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

This book argues that Washington's and Beijing's bilateral relations with Moscow and not the Taiwan issue are the key international determinants of Sino-American strategic cooperation. It examines the parameters of the cooperation and the role of Taiwan in Sino-American relations.

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