{"title":"Richard C. Bush","description":"\u003cp\u003eRICHARD C. BUSH III is a political scientist and foreign policy analyst who has published seven books on East Asia and U.S. foreign policy. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eDifficult Choices: Taiwan’s Quest for Security and the Good Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Perils of Proximity: China-Japan Security Relations\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUntying the Knot: Making Peace in the Taiwan Strait\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBush holds a B.A. from Lawrence University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. He served in the U.S. executive and legislative branches for approximately nineteen years, including as Chairman and Managing Director of the American Institute in Taiwan from 1997 to 2002, and as National Intelligence Officer for East Asia on the National Intelligence Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2002, Bush has been a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he directs the Center for East Asia Policy Studies and holds the Chen-fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard C. Bush’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-war-like-no-other","title":"A War Like No Other: The Truth About China's Challenge to America","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"Nobody approaches the objectivity and precision of Bush and O'Hanlon when it comes to analysis of the military and political dimensions of the Taiwan issue. This is one challenge that U.S. policymakers and military strategists cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to ignore.\"- Michael Green, former Senior Director for Asian Affairs National Security Council\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1995, during a heated discussion about that year's Taiwan crisis, a Chinese general remarked to a U.S. diplomat, \"In the end, you care more about Los Angeles than you do about Taipei.\" In a single sentence, he both questioned the level of America's commitment to a longtime ally and threatened massive, perhaps nuclear, retaliation should the United States intervene militarily on Taiwan's behalf. In the end, President Clinton sent two aircraft carriers to the region, and China ceased its military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. A decade later, however, China is much stronger, both economically and militarily, and it holds a significant amount of America's national debt. If another Taiwan crisis should occur-as it almost certainly will-would China back down?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA War Like No Other,\u003c\/em\u003e you'll discover how little it would take to transform the close cooperation and friendly rivalry between the United States and the People's Republic of China into the first-ever shooting war between two nuclear powers. This chilling look into one possible future offers thoughtful advice to both governments on how to reduce the chances of such a nightmare actually occurring. Two Brookings Institution scholars offer specific prescriptions on how the two nations can improve communications, especially in times of crisis; avoid risky behavior, even when provoked; and, above all, remember which buttons not to push.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471986771\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471986775\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Richard C. Bush","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212308644056,"sku":"9780471986775","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471986775_FChigh_mockup_v2_1740148805_8c627ab1-f6ee-4b20-99eb-2b275b2b77a3.jpg?v=1790999446"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-richard-c-bush.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}