Operation Red Dragon: China's Plot to Invade Taiwan Leads to a Nuclear Confrontation in the Western Pacific

The plot for Operation Red Dragon revolves around the long festering problem concerning the future of the island of Taiwan. It also explores the dangers of using gunboat style diplomacy in dealing with a nuclear-armed adversary. In the story, the newly selected president of the People's Republic of China, Jiang Hu Lee, recognizes that for China to protect its sealanes he must somehow regain control of the former breakaway province. To do so, he also realizes he must find a way to keep the Americans from interfering with his plans. This causes him to seek help from the Russians. When the American president, Jim Grayson, finds out about the deal struck between the two former adversaries, he becomes alarmed and orders the navy to take offensive action. The situation continues to escalate unil it leads to a full-blown nuclear confrontation in the Western Pacific.