000			02236nam a22002177a 4500
003			JGU
005			20250310104031.0
008			250310b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781250362094 _qpbk.
040			_beng _cJGU
041			_aeng
100			_aBrown, Kerry, _eauthor
245			_aWhy Taiwan matters : _ba short history of a small island that will dictate our future / _cKerry Brown.
260			_aLondon : _bViking, _c2025.
520			_a"Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book. When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao's Communists won and took China's mainland; Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural entities. Taiwan is now a flourishing democracy and an economic success story: just one of its companies produces over 90 per cent of the semiconductors that power the world's economy. It is a free and vibrant society. For the United States and the West, the island is a bastion of freedom against China's assertive presence in the region. And yet China, increasingly bellicose under Xi Jinping, insists Taiwan is part of its territory and must be returned to it. Should China blockade the island and mount an invasion, it would set off a chain reaction that would pitch it against the US--escalating a regional war into a global one. Taiwan is thus a geopolitical powder keg. Why Taiwan Matters helps us understand how and why we've arrived at this dangerous moment in history. With unparalleled access to Taiwan's political leaders and a deep understanding of the island's history and culture, Professor Kerry Brown provides a new reading of Taiwan, its twenty-three million people, and how they navigate being caught in this frightening geopolitical standoff. Why Taiwan Matters is the essential book for understanding Taiwan's unique story told in an accessible, expert and urgent way"--
650			_aTaiwan--Foreign relations--China.
650			_aTaiwan--Foreign relations--United States.
999			_c3095379 _d3095379