Power, Interests, and Internal Factors
A Neoclassical Realist Perspective on the Taiwan Issue
Authors: Sang, Xiaochuan
- Utilizes neorealist political theory to analyze the political disputes surrounding Taiwan
- Offers a reality check on the role that Taiwan plays as independent state in structuring US-China-Japan trilateral relations
- Strives to provide a complete understanding of the Taiwan Issue, defining the final target of each actor and how they interact with each other
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- About this book
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This book frames the contentious political disputes surrounding Taiwan within the perspective of neorealist political theory. Analyzing the motives and relative importance that the actors involved bring to bear, Dr. Sang offers a timely intervention and a much-needed reality check on the role that Taiwan plays in structuring US-China-Japan trilateral relations—an issue that will dominate the years to come. This book will be of value to scholars, policymakers, and all those concerned with the future of Taiwan.
- About the authors
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Xiaochuan Sang holds a PhD from Ghent University. His research focuses on issues relating to sovereignty, history, and political theory in East Asian nation-state formation.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-41
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The Evolution of Taiwan’s Policy toward Mainland China Since Late 1980s
Pages 43-65
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The Political Transformation and the Fundamental Change in the Definition of Cross-Strait Relations
Pages 67-87
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The Evolution of Policy Made by Mainland China toward Taiwan
Pages 89-107
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China’s Perception of Relative Power and Its Pursuit of National Interests in the Taiwan Issue
Pages 109-128
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Power, Interests, and Internal Factors
- Book Subtitle
- A Neoclassical Realist Perspective on the Taiwan Issue
- Authors
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- Xiaochuan Sang
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-13-2892-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-13-2892-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-13-2891-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 248
- Number of Illustrations
- 8 b/w illustrations
- Topics
