An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters - for China, the West and everyone's future'An authoritative primer to all things Taiwan' BARBARA DEMICK * 'Anyone with a care to avoid a third world war - between China and the US - should read this book' JACK STRAW * 'Written with great knowledge, passion and insight' MARTIN JACQUESWhen the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two
Although Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago, he remains an enigmatic figure in the West. His priority has always been to keep Chinese society as stable as possible, steering a course through a period of astounding economic growth, while ensuring that nothing challenges the political status quo.