Misreading Each Other's Minds: Taipei, Beijing, and Washington

Abstract

Focus here is on the misconceptions that have arisen between policy planners in Beijing, Taipei, & Washington, DC. The article discusses tensions within the People's Republic of China as the economy is shifting from communism to a sort of "socialism-with-Chinese-characteristics." Also explored is how mistrust can arise between political players when all the policies cannot be revealed for fear of destroying a plan. Relations between Beijing, Taipei, & Washington are analyzed in terms of the Chinese government's changing outlook on relations with Taiwan & US views regarding Taiwan. E. Miller.