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This book examines data from seven disciplines (history, culture, law, geography, politics, economics and military) in an attempt to find additional insights into the Cross Strait issue between China and Taiwan. Disagreement over the question of whether China and Taiwan will separate or unify is the critical issue that can lead to the use of force by China, Taiwan and the US, writes the author. Three of the seven factors (history, culture and geography) serve to rationalize positions about unification or independence, but do not provide impetus to movement. The others offer stimulus for movement: economic and domestic law development in the direction of unification, political, military and international law in the direction of separation.