Books : A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America
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by: Richard C. Bush, Michael E. O'Hanlon
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.033551
EAN: 9780471986775
ISBN: 0471986771
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: March 30, 2007
Publisher: Wiley
Sales Rank: 114907
Studio: Wiley
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'Nobody approaches the objectivity and precision of Bush and O'Hanlon when it comes to analysis of the military and political dimensions of the Taiwan issue. This is one challenge that U.S. policymakers and military strategists cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to ignore.'
- Michael Green, former Senior Director for Asian Affairs National Security Council
The Showdown to Come
In 1995, during a heated discussion about that year's Taiwan crisis, a Chinese general remarked to a U.S. diplomat, 'In the end, you care more about Los Angeles than you do about Taipei.' In a single sentence, he both questioned the level of America's commitment to a longtime ally and threatened massive, perhaps nuclear, retaliation should the United States intervene militarily on Taiwan's behalf. In the end, President Clinton sent two aircraft carriers to the region, and China ceased its military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. A decade later, however, China is much stronger, both economically and militarily, and it holds a significant amount of America's national debt. If another Taiwan crisis should occur-as it almost certainly will-would China back down?
In A War Like No Other, you'll discover how little it would take to transform the close cooperation and friendly rivalry between the United States and the People's Republic of China into the first-ever shooting war between two nuclear powers. This chilling look into one possible future offers thoughtful advice to both governments on how to reduce the chances of such a nightmare actually occurring. Two Brookings Institution scholars offer specific prescriptions on how the two nations can improve communications, especially in times of crisis; avoid risky behavior, even when provoked; and, above all, remember which buttons not to push.
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Rating:  - The thin red line in the Taiwan Strait
The thin red line in the Taiwan Strait
War involving Taiwan, China and the US is improbable, but even a small likelihood that it could happen should be enough to keep us awake at night
If the world is to see its first hot war between two nuclear superpowers in the 21st century, its principal cause will likely be a small democracy of 23 million people. Or so argue Richard Bush and Michael O'Hanlon in their timely A War Like No Other.
Bush, a former director at ... Read More
Rating:  - It's All About Taiwan!
America's reaction to Tiananmen Square, quick victory in the first Persian Gulf War, and Taiwan have changed China from modest growth in military spending to accelerated military modernization and buildup. Its acquisitions (long-range missiles, aerial refueling capabilities, advanced destroyers and submarines - mostly acquired from Russia) cannot be explained simply as preparations for possible war against Taiwan, a mere 100 miles offshore. In addition, when "push comes to shove," China believes ... Read More
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