East Asia and the Great Power Coalitions

United States-China Normalization: An Evaluation of Foreign Policy Decision Making

“…In 1978, Japan's trade with Taiwan had increased more than two and one-halftimes since Japan severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1972(Solomon, 1978. Japan's experience suggested that the United States could also increase trade with both Taipei and Beijing after normalization with Beijing, if there was no immediate danger to Taiwan's security.…”