Crosscurrents

US Relations with Nationalist China, 1943-1960

AvMartin B. Gold

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Locked in a common fight against Imperial Japan, the United States and Nationalist China became allies, but significant fissures in their relationship soon developed. Neither ally would accommodate each other’s core interests in strategies necessary to win the war. This disconnect continued after Japan’s surrender, as the United States pressed Chinese Nationalists and Communists to join a coalition government that neither wanted. During the civil war, the United States supported the Nationalists, but never to the degree they thought mattered. After the Communist triumph, America served its national security and anti-Communism, by helping the Nationalists defend Taiwan, but hedged against assisting Chiang Kai-shek to reconquer the mainland. Twice in the 1950’s tensions in the Taiwan Strait nearly expanded into nuclear conflict.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-01-29
Mått:158 x 237 x 25 mm
Vikt:694 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:428
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793631169

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Martin B. Gold is recognized authority and author on matters of congressional rules and parliamentary strategies and frequently advises senators and their staffs on these matters.

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The queue of nations in modern times seeking America’s shield for defense or its sword in settling ancient conflicts is very long, indeed. In this volume, Marty Gold provides us with a clear-eyed look at the innumerable conflicting factors in the Taiwan Strait that, if not navigated with the wisdom of an Eisenhower, could lead to world-wide conflagration. All who wish to understand the complexities of this international flashpoint should read this book.

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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: A Fraught PartnershipChapter 2: An Impossible CoalitionChapter 3: Estrangement and a LifelineChapter 4: 1953: A New Administration Arrives in WashingtonChapter 5: Rising Tensions in the StraitChapter 6: Eisenhower Goes to CongressChapter 7: The Formosa Resolution: Floor ProceedingsChapter 8: After the Resolution, a TreatyChapter 9: Defend or Abandon Quemoy and MatsuChapter 10: A Crisis RenewedConclusionAppendix A: Text of the President Eisenhower's Message to Congress on the Formosa Resolution Appendix B: Text to the Formosa Resolution Appendix C: Text of the United States Mutual Defense Treaty with the Republic of China and related letters of understanding Appendix D: The Anti-Secession Law of 2005Appendix E: Maps of China and TaiwanBibliographyAbout the Author