A Legislative History of the Taiwan Relations Act: Bridging the Strait

by Martin B. Gold

Book Overview

As 1979 dawned, President Jimmy Carter extended diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China. upending longstanding U.S. foreign policy in Asia. For thirty years after the triumph of Mao's revolution, the United States continued to recognize the claim of the Republic of China, based on Taiwan, to govern the entire country. Intricate economic and cultural relations existed between Washington and Taipei, backed by a Mutual Defense Treaty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498511147
• ISBN13: 9781498511148
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"