Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: PERSPECTIVE FROM BEIJING -- 1 The Taiwan Dilemma in U.S.-PRC Relations -- 2 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Domestic Politics and PRC's "Dual-Track" Taiwan Policy -- 3 China's Economic Policy Toward Taiwan: An Empirical Analysis -- 4 Militarization of the Taiwan Strait Issue -- PART II: PERSPECTIVE FROM TAIPEI -- 5 The Taiwan That Can Say No: Taiwan's External and Cross-Strait Relations Since 1995 -- 6 Taiwan's New National Identity, Domestic Politics, and Cross-Strait Relations -- 7 Economic Interaction Between Taiwan and Mainland China and Its Influence on Both Economies -- 8 Taiwan's Preparation Against Beijing's Military Attacks -- PART III: PERSPECTIVE FROM WASHINGTON -- 9 PRC, ROC, and U.S. Interests: Can They Be Harmonized? -- 10 Bush, China, Taiwan: A Triangular Analysis -- 11 Rethinking the Political Consequences of Economic Integration in Mainland China-Taiwan Relations -- 12 The United States and East Asia: How the Taiwan Strait and China Affect U.S. Security Strategy -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.