Abstract This research note analyses China’s Great Western Development Strategy, or the so-called “Go-West” policy, launched in 2000, and its implications for Thailand. Under this…
Country or Region: China
Summary The 21st century witnesses the transformation of a new regional political landscape in the Asia-Pacific. While the United States continues to dominate the region,…
Abstract An overview of Thai-China security and strategic relationship. PDF
Abstract Future international relations in East Asia are likely to be largely shaped by the maritime strategies and policies of various actors. This paper examines…
Abstract This report, part of the Lowy Institute’s MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project, explores the major-power maritime security dynamics surrounding China’s rise. It focuses on…
Abstract In this paper, I aim to explain the puzzle of why economic integration leads to political separation in a cross-Strait exchange. Being a political…
Abstract This article examines US policy toward the improving relations between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China. It also…
Abstract Is it time for the United States to rethink its Taiwan policy and walk away from Taiwan? Prominent Americans in influential publications insist that…
Abstract As tensions across the Taiwan Strait have risen in recent years, some have argued that the US policy of strategic ambiguity—under which Washington leaves…
Abstract A policy of strategic ambiguity is the fundamental policy of the US toward cross-Strait relations. The US takes very ambiguous positions on its commitment…
Abstract The premise of this paper is that China has a divided national identity, characteristic of a category of nation-states divided for political reasons since…
Abstract Taiwan is a mildly divided society—divided essentially along the lines of national identity. Indeed, there is no doubt that national identity is the dominant…
Abstract This paper reviews the security challenges from several perspectives, the first and perhaps most important being the geo‐strategic reality that Taiwan will always be…
Abstract Following China’s accession to the WTO, Taiwan joined the trading body smoothly. This was believed to present a bright prospect for the trade relations…
Abstract This article examines legal and geopolitical aspects of the China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). It begins by analyzing areas in which the two…
