How China Blew Its Chance to Seduce Taiwan
Ted Galen Carpenter
China-Taiwan Relations, Asia
Luring and coaxing the island back into political union with the mainland is no longer possible, but the use of force would be incredibly risky.
Since the end of China’s civil war on the mainland and the formation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, Chinese leaders have regarded regaining control over Taiwan as a piece of unfinished business. When Richard Nixon made his historic visit to China in 1972 and signed the Shanghai Communique... Читать дальше...