Its main thesis is that looking from military, political and historical perspectives, the Chinese communists may well choose one of three periods--August 1995, the run-up to direct presidential elections in Taiwan in 1996, or the period immediately before or after the death of Chinese communist leader Deng Xiaoping--as their opportunity to attack Taiwan.
它的主要論點是，根據從軍事、政治、歷史三個角度的觀察，中共很有可能在明年八月、一九九六年台灣總統直選前，及中共領導人鄧小平死亡前後這三個時機發動攻擊。