Garver, John W. <br/><br/>
Face Off :  China, the United States, and Taiwan's Democratization. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (209 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. The Significance of the 1996 Crisis -- 2. Taiwan's "Drifting Away -- 3. Taiwan's "Pragmatic Diplomac -- 4. Beijing's Objections to U.S. Policy -- 5. The Taiwan Issue in Chinese Domestic Politics -- 6. The U.S. Visa Decision and Beijing's Reaction -- 7. Beijing's Probing of U.S. Intentions -- 8. The December Legislative Yuan Elections -- 9. The Confrontation -- 10. Were China's Leaders Surprised by U.S. Intervention? -- 11. PRC Strategy -- 12. Nuclear Coercion with Chinese Characteristics -- 13. The International Effect of the Crisis -- 14. Appraising the Gains and Costs of Beijing's Coercive Exercises -- 15. Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780295800356 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democratization -- Taiwan.<br/>China -- Foreign relations -- United States.<br/>United States -- Foreign relations -- China.<br/>Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1988-2000.<br/>China -- Foreign relations -- 1976-.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E183.8.C5 -- G38 1997eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.51073