Defence Department, “Annual Report on the Military Power of the People’s Republic of China”, 2000. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2000/china06222000.htm (1 February 2007)
I really didn’t use this much, but it does show the drastic views on China in congress, Congress is a little worried about the power China is amassing.
Garrett, Banning., Jonathan Adams, Franklin Kramer. “Taiwan in Search of a Strategic Consensus.” The Atlantic Council of the United States: Issue Brief. March, 2006, http://www.acus.org/docs/0603-Taiwan_Search_Strategic_Consensus.pdf (3 February 2007)
OMG – This is amazing, seriously, AMAZING. It goes over basically everything, and it really makes a lot of sense. It is seperated by sections (all involving the Taiwan strait crisis) and is a word -Fantastic. And a really interesting read.
Halpern, Nina., Samuel P. S. Ho., “Introduction: Cross-Strait Relations.” Pacific Affaiars. Vol. 72, No. 4. Winter, 2000, http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0030-851X528199924%2F200024%2972%3A4%3C491%3AICR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1 (21 January 2007)
Basic introduction which helps to make sense of everything else though really doesn’t give any specific information.
Hunter, Duncan., “Hearing on China’s Military Power” House Armed Services Committee., June 22, 2006, http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=97e8a2bc6b5e6560397211e18aaff9ec&_docnum=2&wchp=dGLbVlb-zSkVA&_md5=3640f8dae7539183e1b508fdecc6ab3d (1 February 2007)
More on Congress and their worries on China, very difficult to read as it’s a report that is their conversation, which at times gets off topic a bit.
McClaran, John P., “U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan: Implications for the Future of the Sino-U.S. Relationship.” Asian Survey. July-August, 2000. http:// links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0004-4687%28200007%2F08%2940%3A4%3C622%3AUASTTI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M (21 January 2007)
Gives a full review of the arms sales and it’s implications as the name implies, very detailed, it helps to understand economics.
Ross, Robert, S., “The 1995-96 Taiwan Strait Confrontation: Coercion, Credibility, and the Use of Force.” International Security. Autumn, 2000, http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0162-2889%28200023%2925%283%3C87%3AT1TSCC%3E2.0.CO52%3B2-G (24 January 2007)
Looked into the likelihood of China declaring war and what methods would be used to prevent it, also looked at the armament and allies for both Taiwan and China
Scobell, Andrew., “Show of Force: Chinese Soldiers, Statesmen, and the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis” Political Science Quarterly. Summer, 2000. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0032-3195%28200022%29115%3A2%3C227%3ASOFCSS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K (22 January 2007)
This looked at how China uses it’s size and what political techniques it uses to stop a war from occurring as well as to get other countries to do what it wants.
“Taiwan Flashpoint,” BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/asia_pac/04/taiwan_flashpoint/ (25 January 2007)
Basic overview, shows the history of the Crisis as well as demographics for Taiwan
Tkacik, John J. Jr., “Panda Hedging: Pentagon Report Urges New Strategy For China.” The Heritage Foundation. 24 May 2006. www.heritage.org/research/Asianandthepacific/wm1093.cfm (25 January 2007)
A basic argument that Taiwan has already lost any war for independence based on China’s size and military strength as well and the US’s inability to enter into another war at this time.
