Crisis deterrence in the Taiwan Strait / Douglas McCready.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

McCready, Douglas

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Series:

Carlisle papers in security strategy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taiwan Strait--Strategic aspects.

Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan--Relations--China.

Taiwan.

China--Relations--Taiwan.

China.

United States--Military relations--China.

United States.

China--Military relations--United States.

Deterrence (Strategy).

Military relations.

International relations.

Strategic aspects of individual places.

South China Sea--Taiwan Strait.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, Pa. : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2003]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

For more than 50 years, Taiwan₂s unresolved international status has been the cause of repeated crises in East Asia. While the parties involved could be willing to live with the status quo, the domestic political transformation of Taiwan has called the status quo into question. China, Taiwan, the United States, and Japan have national interests in how the conflict is resolved, and these interests will be difficult to reconcile. By conventional measures, China cannot gain Taiwan by force before the end of this decade. Chinese leaders believe that, by using asymmetrical means, they will be able to overcome the military advantage of the United States and Taiwan. While the United States will be able to delay Chinese action against Taiwan, it is unlikely to be successful at long-term deterrence. Deterrence, as used against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, will not be effective with China without significant modification. The cultural divide affects not only deterrence theory, but also how China and the United States understand and communicate with each other. Crisis deterrence in the Taiwan Strait is unlikely to succeed due to conflicting national interests and several crucial mutual misperceptions.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 5, 2004).

"November 2003."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

McCready, Douglas. Crisis deterrence in the Taiwan Strait

ISBN:

1584871369

9781584871361

OCLC:

53454310

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