America's Security and Taiwan's Freedom is a collection of speeches and essays that analyzes issues relevant to the future of Taiwan, the island's relations with the United States and China, and Taiwan's value as a model of democracy for autocratic China. Organized into three parts, it incorporates the author's opinions and insights covering the period of 1956-2009. Part I covers speeches and writing from 1997 to 2009, Part II includes selected papers from 1956 to 1960, and Part III compiles excerpts from documents about Taiwan's international status. Behind it all, this book expresses Li's belief that democracy is good for the people of Taiwan and that the democratization of China would be good not only for its people but also for the rest of the world. The book aims to compel policy makers and scholars to ponder the consequences of democratic Taiwan's annexation by an assertive China.
