Kerry Brown
The Taiwan Story : How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global...
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An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters for China, the West and everyones futureAn erudite primer . . . Browns mission to educate westerners about Taiwan and why it matters is a critical one, which makes this book well worth reading SUNDAY TIMES Anyone with a care to avoid a third world war between China and the US should read this book JACK STRAW An authoritative primer to all things Taiwan BARBARA DEMICK When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Maos Communists won and took Chinas mainland Chiang Kaisheks Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural entities.Taiwan is now a flourishing democracy and an economic success story just one of its companies produces over 90 per cent of the semiconductors that power the worlds economy. It is a free and vibrant society. For the United States and the West, the island is a bastion of freedom against Chinas assertive presence in the region. And yet China, increasingly bellicose under Xi Jinping, insists Taiwan is part of its territory and must be returned to it. Should China blockade the island and mount an invasion, it would set off a chain reaction that would pitch it against the US escalating a regional war into a global one. Taiwan is thus a geopolitical powder keg.The Taiwan Story helps us understand how and why weve arrived at this dangerous moment in history. With unparalleled access to Taiwans political...
Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBJF; Weight: 502 g; Dimensions: 228 x 145 x 25
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An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters for China, the West and everyones futureAn erudite primer . . . Browns mission to educate westerners about Taiwan and why it matters is a critical one, which makes this book well worth reading SUNDAY TIMES Anyone with a care to avoid a third world war between China and the US should read this book JACK STRAW An authoritative primer to all things Taiwan BARBARA DEMICK When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Maos Communists won and took Chinas mainland Chiang Kaisheks Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural entities.Taiwan is now a flourishing democracy and an economic success story just one of its companies produces over 90 per cent of the semiconductors that power the worlds economy. It is a free and vibrant society. For the United States and the West, the island is a bastion of freedom against Chinas assertive presence in the region. And yet China, increasingly bellicose under Xi Jinping, insists Taiwan is part of its territory and must be returned to it. Should China blockade the island and mount an invasion, it would set off a chain reaction that would pitch it against the US escalating a regional war into a global one. Taiwan is thus a geopolitical powder keg.The Taiwan Story helps us understand how and why weve arrived at this dangerous moment in history. With unparalleled access to Taiwans political...
Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBJF; Weight: 502 g; Dimensions: 228 x 145 x 25
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Kerry Brown
The Taiwan Story : How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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