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Chin, who has been disgusted with Sun's tactics that do not require an actual invasion of Taiwan, orders an attack on the secret airbase after a patrol plane follows a flight of F-16s returning from another strike before being shot down. Elliott's team and the
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called it an "enjoyable techno-thriller, full of state-of-the-art military hardware and simplistic right-wing politics." He said the details about technology were convincing, but said "the dialogue and characterizations are less convincing." He recommended it for fans of the genre.
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Chinese assault. At the same time, the US Navy's carrier planes and the Air Force – which finally called off its strategic forces alert – savage the
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from China in early June 1997 and the US immediately recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign state. However, Beijing does not take the declaration lightly and plans offensive operations to reimpose the
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complained of "tinny dialogue and leaden prose" but praised the author's knowledge of military technology. The hard cover edition, by Putnam, reached number 14 on the
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