Australia and Taiwan: Bilateral Relations, China, the United States, and the South Pacific

Abstract

Part One: History Chapter One Early Links: European Colonization to the Start of the Korean War Chapter Two Early Cold War: Australia's Taian Problem, 1950-1972 Chapter Three Late Cold War: Australia's Taiwan Opportunity, 1972-Early 1990s Part Two: The Taiwan Issue in Australia's Relations with China and the US Chapter Four Australian Policy Feels the Post-Cold War Squeeze, 1989-2001 Chapter Five Australia Sidelines Taiwan, 2001-2007 Chapter Six Confronting China--With or Without Taiwan, 2007-2011 Part Three: Australia-Taiwan Relations in China's Shadow Chapter Seven Politics Meets Economics: A Focus on Bilateral Issues Chapter Eight South Pacific Friction Conclusion: Australia-Taiwan Relations in Perspective