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 CEO China: The Rise of Xi Jinping (2016) and China and the New Maoists (with Simone van Nieuwenhuizen, Zed 2016).Kalley Wu Tzu Hui is a researcher and international financial consultant specializing in China. She has worked for over a decade in finance and international trade in Taiwan, the UK and Australia. She is a native of Taiwan.

Maps out why the world should care about the self-ruled island … t the heart of The Trouble with Taiwan is a detailed picture of the island as it is today, and how the political, economic and social paths have affected the lives of Taiwanese citizens.

• Timeline of EventsIntroduction – The Great Asian Game1. Contested Histories: From the Ming to Today2. The Great Transformation: Democratization and the Impact on Taiwan's Identity3. At the Front Line of `Sharp Power': Taiwan's Relation with the People' Republic of China.4. Worlds Apart: Taiwan's International Space5. Parallel Lives: Taiwan's Economic Identity6. Thinking Through the Issue of TaiwanConclusion: The Trouble with Taiwan

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 CEO China: The Rise of Xi Jinping (2016) and China and the New Maoists (with Simone van Nieuwenhuizen, Zed 2016).Kalley Wu Tzu Hui is a researcher and international financial consultant specializing in China. She has worked for over a decade in finance and international trade in Taiwan, the UK and Australia. She is a native of Taiwan.

Maps out why the world should care about the self-ruled island … t the heart of The Trouble with Taiwan is a detailed picture of the island as it is today, and how the political, economic and social paths have affected the lives of Taiwanese citizens.

• Timeline of EventsIntroduction – The Great Asian Game1. Contested Histories: From the Ming to Today2. The Great Transformation: Democratization and the Impact on Taiwan's Identity3. At the Front Line of `Sharp Power': Taiwan's Relation with the People' Republic of China.4. Worlds Apart: Taiwan's International Space5. Parallel Lives: Taiwan's Economic Identity6. Thinking Through the Issue of TaiwanConclusion: The Trouble with Taiwan