Taiwan: a place with its own flag currency government and military but which most of the world does not recognise as a sovereign country An island that China regards as a rebellious province but which has managed to survive defiantly for decades Now with its neighbour China a major power on the world stage and ally United States looking increasingly inward Taiwan s position has never been more precarious Kerry Brown and Kalley Wu Tzu hui reveal how the island s shifting fortunes have been shaped by centuries of conquest and by a cast of dynamic characters by Cold War intrigue and the rise of its neighbour as a global power explaining how this tiny island caught between the agendas of two superpowers is attempting to find its place in a rapidly changing world order
