Taiwan has been described as a ticking time bomb. For all the fratricidal strife that has scarred Chinese politics since 1949, Peking's leaders have never wavered from their commitment to reunification with Taiwan. There, 20 million people have witnessed one of the great economic miracles of the post-war era. But their government is founded on a constitution that claims legitimacy over all of China. In this provocative study, Simon Long looks at the historical background to China's claim to sovereignty, and at the roots of Taiwan's economic triumphs.

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Book Title: Taiwan: China's Last Frontier
Authors: Simon Long
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377394
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1991
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-51293-7Published: 31 January 1991
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37739-4Published: 31 January 1991
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 264
Topics: International Relations

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