Book Talk: Divided Allies With Hsiao-ting Lin | Hoover Institution

June 1, 2023 Hoover Institution | Stanford University On behalf of Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region and the Global Policy & Strategy Initiative on National Security, the Hoover Institution held a book talk: Divided Allies with Hsiao-ting Lin on Thursday, June 1, 2023, from 4:00 - 5:00 PM PT. Professor Lin’s book explores the challenges which faced the United States and Taiwanese alliance during the Cold War, addressing a wide range of events and influences of the period between the 1950s and 1970s. Tackling seven main topics to outline the fluctuations of the U.S.–Taiwan relationship, this volume highlights the impact of the mainland counteroffensive, the offshore islands, Tibet, Taiwan’s secret operations in Asia, Taiwan’s Soviet and nuclear gambits, Chinese representation in the United Nations, and the Vietnam War. Utilizing multinational archival research, particularly the newly available materials from Taiwan and the United States, it reevaluates Taiwan’s foreign policy during the Cold War, revealing a pragmatic and opportunistic foreign policy disguised in nationalistic rhetoric.