Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Map -- Introduction -- Ch 1 China-Taiwan Economic Relations -- Trade: Data Problems, Economic Drivers, and Political Barriers -- Direct Investment and Portfolio Holdings -- Flows of People -- Conclusions -- Ch 2 Bilateral Effects of...

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