This analytical study examines in comprehensive detail the making
of the American military and political commitment to Taiwan during
the first half of the 1950s. Starting with President Truman's
declaration in January 1950 that the United States would not
militarily assist Taiwan's Nationalist Chinese government, Robert
Accinelli shows why Washington subsequently reversed this position
and ultimately chose to embrace Taiwan as a highly valued ally.
Accinelli analyzes this critical reversal within the context of
shifting international circumstances and domestic developments such
as McCarthyism and the Truman-MacArthur controversy. In addition to
describing the growth of a close but uneasy relationship between
the United States and the Nationalist regime, he focuses on the
importance of the Taiwan issue in America's relations with the
People's Republic of China and Great Britain. He concludes his
study with an analysis of the 1954-55 confrontation between the
United States and China over Quemoy and Matsu and other
Nationalist-held offshore islands. According to Accinelli, neither
the Korean War nor the Indochina War divided the United States and
China more fundamentally during this period than did the issue of
U.S.-Taiwanese relations. Originally published in 1996. A UNC Press
Enduring Edition - UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in
digital technology to make available again books from our
distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These
editions are published unaltered from the original, and are
presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both
historical and cultural value.
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