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diplomat, "In the end, President A decade later, however, China is much stronger, both economically and militarily, and it holds a significant amount of America's commitment to a U.S. If another Taiwan crisis should occur-as it almost certainly will-would China back down? 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 national debt. "Nobody approaches the objectivity and precision of Bush and O'Hanlon when it comes to analysis of the Taiwan Strait.
The Showdown to Come policymakers and military strategists cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to ignore." - Michael Green, former Senior Director for Asian Affairs National Security Council This is one challenge that U.S. In 1995, during a heated discussion about that year's Taiwan crisis, a Chinese general remarked to a U.S. This chilling look into one possible future offers thoughtful advice to both governments 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. 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.
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