Christopher Harding

Stalemate over Taiwan is the best we can hope for

A good outcome is the tacit recognition on all sides that we currently lack the means to solve this intractable problem, says the former diplomat Kerry Brown

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  • The Taiwan Story: How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global Future

    Kerry Brown

    Viking, pp. 288, £18

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