The Trouble with Taiwan: History, the United States and a Rising China -- Kerry

<p>Taiwan: a place with its own flag, currency, government and military, but which most of the world does not recognise as a sovereign country. An island that China regards as a 'rebellious province', but which has managed to survive defiantly for decades. Now with its neighbour China a major power on the world stage and ally United States looking increasingly inward, Taiwan's position has never been more precarious. <p/>Kerry Brown and Kalley Wu Tzu-hui reveal how the island's shifting fortunes have been shaped by centuries of conquest and by a cast of dynamic characters, by Cold War intrigue and the rise of its neighbour as a global power, explaining how this tiny island, caught between the agendas of two superpowers, is attempting to find its place in a rapidly changing world order.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Kerry Brown, Kalley Wu Tzu Hui<br><b>Publisher:</b> Bloomsbury Academic<br><b>Published:</b> 01/12/2023<br><b>Pages:</b> 272<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.74lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.87d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781350363885<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p>Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese studies and Director of the Lau China Institute, at King's College, London. Prior to this he spent seven years working for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing. His previous books include <i>CEO China: The Rise of Xi Jinping</i> (2016) and <i>China and the New Maoists</i> (with S