Taiwan Straits standoff : 70 years of PRC-Taiwan Cross-Strait tensions / Bruce A. Elleman.
By: Elleman, Bruce A [author.]
Publisher: London : Anthem Press, 2021Description: 173 pages : illustrations, maps (black and white)Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781839980909Subject(s): China -- Relations -- Taiwan | Taiwan -- Relations -- China | Taiwan Strait -- History -- 20th century | Taiwan Strait -- History -- 21st century | Taiwan Strait -- History, MilitaryDDC classification: 327.51051249 Summary: "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. This small body of water - often compared to the English Channel - separates the PRC and Taiwan, and has been the location for periodic military tensions, some threatening to end in war. 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."-- Taken from back cover.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 327.51051249 ELL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 021735 |
"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. This small body of water - often compared to the English Channel - separates the PRC and Taiwan, and has been the location for periodic military tensions, some threatening to end in war. 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."-- Taken from back cover.