Cover -- Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. In the Context of the Cold War -- Dawn of a new age -- The cold war in Asia -- The UK's position -- The ROC's place -- China and the odd couple -- 2. The ROC's Policy -- General foreign policy -- Policy towards the United Kingdom -- Apparatus for making policy and conducting relations -- Survival in the Cold War -- 3. British Policy -- Britain's East Asian Policy -- Policy towards Taiwan -- Apparatuses for policy making and conducting relations -- From expediency to unintended partnership -- 4. One China or Two? -- Solutions to Taiwan -- Chinese representation at the UN -- One China, two states -- 5. Peace and Security -- A cause for war? -- Origins of the first Taiwan Straits crisis, 1954-55 -- Operation Oracle -- Second Taiwan Strait crisis, 1958 -- A precarious peace? -- 6. Mutual Interests and Conflicts -- Mutual Interests -- Conflicts over the closure of Chinese ports -- Neutrality of Hong Kong -- Conflicts in Perspective -- 7. The Cold War's Odd Couple -- The making of an unintended partnership -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.