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245 14 a| The Taiwan tinderbox :b| the island-nation at the center of the new Cold War /c| J. Michael Cole.;

264 1 a| Cambridge :b| Polity Press,c| 2025.;

300 a| xvii, 244 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-235) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- The unbridgeable divide -- Xi's unbridled ambitions -- Attacking Taiwan's democracy -- The impact of Ukraine -- The catastrophe : war in the Taiwan Strait -- Avoiding the nightmare -- Taiwan and the battle for democracy's future.;

520 a| Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world and overturned assumptions that large-scale conventional war was inconceivable in the twenty-first century. On the other side of the planet, democratic Taiwan faces the rising threat of a military takeover by China -- a conflict whose impact on the international community would be catastrophic. Renowned Taiwan expert and former intelligence officer J. Michael Cole explains how this Pacific nation has become a tinderbox that could ignite a full-scale global conflict. Drawing on unparalleled access to Taiwanese government sources and two decades of on-the-ground observation, he explores the root causes of the conflict between Taiwan and China -- from the identity politics that make "peaceful unification" inconceivable, to the rise of Xi Jinping, the most powerful and authoritarian Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. With in-depth analysis of how the war in Europe is influencing preparations by Beijing, Taipei, and Washington for a potential cross-Strait confrontation, The Taiwan Tinderbox is an impassioned plea for the defense of Taiwan as a priority for the international community and the future of democracy" --c| Jacket flap.;

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650 0 a| Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022x| Influence.=| ^A1451677;

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The Taiwan tinderbox : the island-nation at the center of the new Cold War / J. Michael Cole.

Author/creator	Cole, J. Michael author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge : Polity Press, 2025.
Description	xvii, 244 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022--Influence. Taiwan--Relations. --China.

Contents	Introduction -- The unbridgeable divide -- Xi's unbridled ambitions -- Attacking Taiwan's democracy -- The impact of Ukraine -- The catastrophe : war in the Taiwan Strait -- Avoiding the nightmare -- Taiwan and the battle for democracy's future.
Abstract	Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world and overturned assumptions that large-scale conventional war was inconceivable in the twenty-first century. On the other side of the planet, democratic Taiwan faces the rising threat of a military takeover by China -- a conflict whose impact on the international community would be catastrophic. Renowned Taiwan expert and former intelligence officer J. Michael Cole explains how this Pacific nation has become a tinderbox that could ignite a full-scale global conflict. Drawing on unparalleled access to Taiwanese government sources and two decades of on-the-ground observation, he explores the root causes of the conflict between Taiwan and China -- from the identity politics that make "peaceful unification" inconceivable, to the rise of Xi Jinping, the most powerful and authoritarian Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. With in-depth analysis of how the war in Europe is influencing preparations by Beijing, Taipei, and Washington for a potential cross-Strait confrontation, The Taiwan Tinderbox is an impassioned plea for the defense of Taiwan as a priority for the international community and the future of democracy" -- Jacket flap.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-235) and index.
ISBN	9781509568055 (hardcover)
ISBN	1509568050 (hardcover)

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