Taiwan straits crisis in Asia and the role of the U.S. Navy - Elleman, Bruce A. 1959- (Lanham, Colorado Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
The historical origins of the "two China" problem -- The two Chinas, the offshore islands, and the Korean War -- The U.S. Seventh Fleet and the Taiwan Patrol Force -- Debates on the U.S. China policy -- The First Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1954 to 1955 -- American military and financial support for the nationalists -- The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1958 -- The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis and Sino-American rapprochement -- PRC economic development, Tiananmen, and the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1995 to 1996 -- Beijing-Taipei cross-strait tensions and cooperation -- Conclusion: the Taiwan Strait challenge.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index.
Keywords: United States. -- Navy. -- Fleet, 7th.; United States -- Foreign relations -- China; China -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan; Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- United States; China -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan; Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- China; Taiwan Strait -- Strategic aspects