''A rigorously researched and gripping account... a beautifully written book'' - Kathrin Hille, Financial Times
''Excellent and timely- Khan-s book suggests that military conflict is not inevitable and that calm heads, open communication and the spirit of compromise could yet save us from a third world war'' - Neal E. Robbins, Literary Review
''Deeply researched and fascinating'' - The Guardian
A gripping account of the past and future of Taiwan
In the overwhelming chaos across Asia at the end of the Second World War, one relatively minor issue was the future of the Japanese colony of Taiwan, a large island some one hundred miles off the coast of Fujian. Handed to the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China, in 1949 it suddenly became the focus of global attention as a random cross-section of defeated Nationalists, including President Chiang Kai-shek, fled there from Mao''s triumphant Communist forces.
