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082	0	0	_a327.73051 _bCOP/P
100	1		_aCopper, John Franklin _915097
245	1	0	_aPlaying with fire: the looming war with China over Taiwan/ _cJohn F. Copper.
260			_aWestport, Conn. : _bPraeger Security International, _c2006.
300			_aviii, 266 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]-255) and index.
505	0		_aBeijing intimidates Taiwan with missile tests, creates rift in U.S.-China relations -- The Tiananmen Square massacre does irreparable damage to U.S.-China relations -- The United States sells F-16 fighter planes to Taipei; strains relations with China -- President Lee visits his alma mater; Beijing feels betrayed, benefiting hard-liners -- America debates China threat; China talks about America threat -- Taiwan's voters elect their president directly; Beijing says foreign forces are trying to split China -- President Clinton visits China, polarizes Taiwan issue -- The Taiwan Relations Act is refurbished; America will protect Taiwan -- The missile defense issue involves others in "Taiwan issue" -- President Lee comments that Taipei-Beijing talks should be nation-to-nation; Beijing is furious -- Taiwan's 2000 election: Taiwan gets secessionist president -- Taiwan's 2004 election: President Chen wins reelection amid controversy while America is distracted elsewhere -- The Taiwan Strait is a flash point.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zChina. _915015
651		0	_aChina _xForeign relations _zUnited States. _915017
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zTaiwan. _915098
651		0	_aTaiwan _xForeign relations _zUnited States. _915099
651		0	_aChina _xForeign relations _zTaiwan. _915100
651		0	_aTaiwan _xForeign relations _zChina. _915101
942			_cWB16 _02