1st Edition
Taiwan's Security in the Post-Deng Xiaoping Era
Originally published in 2000, Taiwan’s Security in the Post-Deng Xiaoping Era analyses the many domestic and international factors comprising Taiwan’s security situation in the late 1990s and early 21st Century. The security of Taiwan remains of international strategic concern, and the military situation in the Taiwan Strait is increasingly volatile, nearly 25 years after this book was first published. This detailed study concludes that Taiwan’s overall security will become increasingly dependent on external factors and that the most important contribution Taipei can make to its own security, other than military preparation, is political astuteness.
Part 1 Overview: 1. Critical factors in Taiwan's security Martin L. Lasater 2. Chinese unification policies Martin L. Lasater 3. Taiwan and Asia-Pacific security Robyn Lim. Part 2 Chinese perspectives 4. Mainland China's military pressures on Taiwan -an assessment, Peter Kien-hong Yu 5. Scenarios of CPLA attack of the Taiwan area Peter Kien-hong Yu 6. Taipei's national and military strategies and policies Kuang-ming Hsu. Part 3 US policy and conclusions 7. The Taiwan issue in Sino-American relations Martin L. Lasater 8. Theatre missile defense and Taiwan's security Martin L. Lasater; 9. Conclusions and policy suggestions, Martin L. Lasater.
Biography
Martin L. Lasater and Peter Kien-hong Yu
'Gives a detailed anaysis of the factors that threaten the security of the island at the turn of the century and attempts to determine possible political solutions.' International Spectator
‘These collected chapters continue to provide background detail and insight into the ongoing China-Taiwan tensions’. Robert D’A. Henderson, Journal of Conflict Studies, Vol 22, No. 2
