How Conflict Over Taiwan Could Derail a Partnership

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How Conflict Over Taiwan Could Derail a Partnership

By Michael D. Swaine

Published on Jan 16, 2003

Source: Carnegie

Posted with permission from South China Morning Post, January 16, 2003

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About the Author

Michael D. Swaine

Former Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Swaine was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most prominent American analysts in Chinese security studies.

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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