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Spring 2009
"Bridge over Troubled Water? Envisioning a China-Taiwan Peace Agreement"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 4, volume 33
By Phillip C. Saunders and Scott L. Kastner
The new Taiwan president and senior leaders in China have indicated a willingness to reach a cross-strait agreement. Such an agreement could reduce the possibility of a military confrontation in the Taiwan Strait. Although significant obstacles remain, if China negotiates a formal and generous agreement with Taiwan, a peace agreement—if reached—could endure.
Winter 1998/1999
"Legitimacy and the Limits of Nationalism: China and the Diaoyu Islands"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 3, volume 23
By Erica Strecker Downs and Phillip C. Saunders
The authors argue that nationalism and political legitimacy have been and will continue to be closely linked in China. In their view, however, fears that nationalism combined with China’s growing economic and military power will result in increasingly aggressive behavior are “overstated, or at least premature.”
