Taiwan's Informal Diplomacy and Propaganda.(Review) (book review)

Taiwan's Informal Diplomacy and Propaganda. By Gary D. Rawnsley. New York: St. Martin's, 2000. 182p. $65.00.

This book assesses how Taiwan, the nation officially known as the Republic of China but called "Taiwan Province" in the People's Republic of China, uses propaganda to pursue foreign policy objectives, attain its national interests, and, even more than that, survive.

Taiwan is a unique case in that its diplomacy is hindered by the fact that Taipei does not have official relations with very many countries (around thirty in recent years), and Beijing pressures ...

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