Dr. Taiyi Sun is associate professor of political science at Christopher Newport University. Dr. Dennis Lu-Chung Weng is associate professor of political science at Sam Houston State University and the founding director of the Asia Pacific Peace Research Institute (APPRI).

In this innovative book, The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait, Taiyi Sun and Dennis Weng draw insights from a strikingly similar conflict during the ancient Three Kingdoms period. Deploying rarely accessible interviews and surveys, they uncover what US, mainland China, and Taiwan each must weigh in their decisions on war.

• Chapter 1. The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait and the Yizhou DilemmaChapter 2. The Origin of the Taiwan Question and Where We Are NowChapter 3. Elite Survey Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Perceptions of War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 4. Elite Interviews and Focus Group Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Key Debates on War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 5. Do Decision Makers and the People Think Alike? The Perception Differences between the Elites and the PublicChapter 6. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from Mainland ChinaChapter 7. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the Republic of China on TaiwanChapter 8. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the U.S.Chapter 9. The Yizhou Dilemma and the Prospects of the Taiwan Strait

Dr. Taiyi Sun is associate professor of political science at Christopher Newport University. Dr. Dennis Lu-Chung Weng is associate professor of political science at Sam Houston State University and the founding director of the Asia Pacific Peace Research Institute (APPRI).

In this innovative book, The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait, Taiyi Sun and Dennis Weng draw insights from a strikingly similar conflict during the ancient Three Kingdoms period. Deploying rarely accessible interviews and surveys, they uncover what US, mainland China, and Taiwan each must weigh in their decisions on war.

• Chapter 1. The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait and the Yizhou DilemmaChapter 2. The Origin of the Taiwan Question and Where We Are NowChapter 3. Elite Survey Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Perceptions of War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 4. Elite Interviews and Focus Group Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Key Debates on War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 5. Do Decision Makers and the People Think Alike? The Perception Differences between the Elites and the PublicChapter 6. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from Mainland ChinaChapter 7. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the Republic of China on TaiwanChapter 8. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the U.S.Chapter 9. The Yizhou Dilemma and the Prospects of the Taiwan Strait

Dr. Taiyi Sun is associate professor of political science at Christopher Newport University. Dr. Dennis Lu-Chung Weng is associate professor of political science at Sam Houston State University and the founding director of the Asia Pacific Peace Research Institute (APPRI).

In this innovative book, The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait, Taiyi Sun and Dennis Weng draw insights from a strikingly similar conflict during the ancient Three Kingdoms period. Deploying rarely accessible interviews and surveys, they uncover what US, mainland China, and Taiwan each must weigh in their decisions on war.

• Chapter 1. The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait and the Yizhou DilemmaChapter 2. The Origin of the Taiwan Question and Where We Are NowChapter 3. Elite Survey Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Perceptions of War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 4. Elite Interviews and Focus Group Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Key Debates on War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 5. Do Decision Makers and the People Think Alike? The Perception Differences between the Elites and the PublicChapter 6. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from Mainland ChinaChapter 7. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the Republic of China on TaiwanChapter 8. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the U.S.Chapter 9. The Yizhou Dilemma and the Prospects of the Taiwan Strait