Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future lgbtq+ To bring these critical events

To bring these critical events to vivid life

personal and political

and the recent surge of populist politics throughout the region

As a journalist with privileged access to official and unofficial sources

Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future lgbtq+ To bring these critical eventsTaiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book. When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Maos Communists won and took Chinas mainland; Chiang Kai sheks Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural entities. Taiwan is now a flourishing democracy and an