Rethinking the triangle : Washington, Beijing, Taipei / Brantly Womack, Yufan Hao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Womack, Brantly, 1947- author.

Hao, Yufan, author.

Contributor:

Womack, Brantly, 1947- editor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--China.

United States.

International relations.

China.

China--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

Taiwan.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--United States.

China--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--China.

Taiwan--International status.

Diplomatic relations.

International law.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 236 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2016.

Summary:

Rethinking the Triangle: Washington-Beijing-Taipei is a book on foreign policy with a difference. Under the premise that the Cold War mentality is outdated, the book explores a new paradigm for the three parties' interrelationships based on inclusiveness and opportunity rather than each hedging against increasingly unlikely crises. It states that instead of seeing Taiwan as a security liability, the US should use it as a compatible point of contact to East Asia, and China should view the US-Taiwan relationship as an opportunity rather than as an intervention. Rather than focusing only on American policy options, the book treats the most important triangular interaction in Asia from the standpoint of each of its participants, by an expert from each country. The book also includes brief discussions by experts from Japan and Macau considering the general salience of the new paradigm for Asia. For readers' easy reference, it also includes a triangular chronology as well as a selection of major documents relating to the triangle. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Washington-Beijing-Taipei triangle

The Beijing-Taipei-Washington Triangle

The Taipei-Beijing-Washington triangle

Rethinking the triangle: possibilities and pitfalls

Rethinking the triangle: a Japanese perspective

Triangular chronology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814713122

9814713120

OCLC:

926312904