SHIPING HUA is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville, USA.

• Introduction; S. Hua PART I: PERSPECTIVE FROM BEIJING The Taiwan Dilemma in U.S.- PRC Relations; G. Lin Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Domestic Politics and PRC's 'Dual-Track' Taiwan Policy; Q. Zhang China's Economic Policy toward Taiwan: An Empirical Analysis; J. Y.S. Cheng & K. Chak-yuen Militarization of the Taiwan Strait Issue; Q. Jing PART II: PERSPECTIVE FROM TAIPEI The Taiwan That Can Say No: Taiwan's External and Cross-Strait Relations Since 1995; P. Yang Taiwan's New Naitonal Identity, Domestic Politics, and Cross-Strait Relations; H-H. Hsiao & J.-F Yan Economic Interaction between Taiwan and Mainland China and Its Influence on Both Economies; C. Kao & W-T. Wang Taiwan's Preparation against Beijing's Military Attacks; A.N.D. Yang PART III: PERSPECTIVE FROM WASHINGTON PRC, ROC, and U.S. Interests: Can They Be Harmonized?; L. T. White III Bush, China, Taiwan: A Triangular Analysis; L. Dittmer Rethinking the Political Consequences of Economic Integration in Mainland China-Taiwan Relations; S. L. Kastner The United States and East Asia: How the Taiwan Strait and China Affect U.S. Security Strategy; L. M. Wortzel

"This fascinating collection of essays written by leading scholars and government officials from China, Taiwan and the U.S. provides a comprehensive look at cross-straits relations. If you want to understand the debates about this 'stubbornly insoluble problem' both within and between Beijing, Taipei and Washington this is the book for you." - William A. Callahan, University of Manchester