Table of Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations - ii
Preface - iii
Introduction - x


1. In the Context of the Cold War - 1
Dawn of a new age - 1
The cold war in Asia - 5
The UK's position -9
The ROC's place - 14
China and the odd couple - 18


2. The ROC's Policy - 27
General foreign policy - 27
Policy towards the United Kingdom - 30
Apparatus for making policy and conducting relation - 37
Survival in the cold war - 55

3. British Policy - 58
Britain's East Asian policy - 58
Policy towards Taiwan - 61
Apparatuses for policy making and conducting relations - 74
From expediency to unintended partnership - 81


4. One China or Two? - 83
Solutions to Taiwan - 84
Chinese representation at the UN - 99
One China, two states - 108


5. Peace and Security - 111
A cause for war? - 111
Origins of first Taiwan Strait crisis, 1954-55 - 115
Operation Oracle - 121
Second Taiwan Strait crisis, 1958 - 139
A precarious peace? - 148


6. Mutual Interest and Conflicts - 152
Mutual interests - 152
Conflicts over the closure of Chinese ports - 155
Neutrality of Hong Kong - 165
Conflicts In perspective - 185


7. The Cold War's Odd Couple - 187
The making of an unintended partnership - 189


Notes - 200
Bibliography - 243
Index - 259