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|a Swaine, Michael D.
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|a Trouble in Taiwan
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|a This article focuses on the conflict between the U.S. and China concerning Taiwanese independence. China very much wants to avoid conflict over Taiwan. But this does not mean that it would be unprepared to go to war over the island. For China's leaders, the Taiwan issue is inextricably related to national self-respect and regime survival. China's main objective is not to assert direct territorial rule over Taiwan but to avoid the island's permanent loss. Taiwanese independence would establish a dangerous precedent for other secession minded areas of China. To discard the one-China principle would cast serious doubts on the Chinese government's claim that Taiwan is a part of a single sovereign authority. China has offered Taiwan a form of political reunification that would grant the island operational autonomy in domestic affairs. China also refuses to renounce its use of force over the island, claiming that the ability to employ force over one's territory is an essential attribute of sovereignty. China's leaders are under few illusions about the detrimental effects a coercive strategy would have on its ties with the U.S. But China would almost sacrifice good relations with the U.S. in order to avoid losing Taiwan.
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|a International relations
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|a Sovereignty
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|a Foreign Affairs; Mar/Apr 2004, (Vol.83 Issue 2)
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