In human communication, sending an unclear message is often regarded as failure or impoliteness. Nevertheless, it is not always the case that those who make explicit statements are the most successful communicators. Equivocal communication is widely employed by modern politicians, and it can also be possible to extend its scope further, to communication between nations. In this book, Bavelas et al.'s theory of equivocation is applied to analyze nine public texts (1979 - 2000) concerning the discussion of national reunification between Taiwan and Mainland China as their political communication...