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Article: Rein in at the Brink of the Precipice: American Policy toward Taiwan and U.S.-PRC Relations.(Book review)
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- Parameters
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- September 22, 2006
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Rein In at the Brink of the Precipice: American Policy Toward Taiwan and U.S.-PRC Relations. By Alan D. Romberg. Washington, D.C.: The Henry L. Stimson Center, 2003. 245 pages. $20.00.
Concern in the United States over the Taiwan Strait flashpoint may have cooled for the moment, but the flow of books on the topic has not. This is a good thing, because the subject is not one that lends itself to a simplistic understanding. Sound scholarship and analysis are needed on this complex issue. Unfortunately, many of those who write about the topic simply serve to confound or obfuscate, especially for readers who do not bring any expertise or experience to the table. ...