Australia and Taiwan [electronic resource] : bilateral relations, China, the United States, and the South Pacific / by Joel Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Joel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Australia--Foreign relations--China.

Australia.

Australia--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

Australia--Foreign relations--United States.

China--Foreign relations--Australia.

China.

China--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

East Asia--Strategic aspects.

East Asia.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--Australia.

Taiwan.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--China.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Australia.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Australia-Taiwan relations defy easy categorisation. Business and trade links are robust. Both countries support the US-led East Asian order and democracy. Yet, omnipresent pressure from China ensures relations are hard edged and mutually exasperating. In Australia and Taiwan, Joel Atkinson untangles and explains this important Asia-Pacific relationship. He covers history through to the end of the Cold War, the role of Taiwan in Australia’s contemporary relations with China and the US, and bilateral issues such as ministerial visits and friction in the South Pacific. Atkinson breaks new ground with this comprehensive analysis of Australia-Taiwan relations. He draws on numerous interviews conducted in Australia, Taiwan and the South Pacific, archives, newspapers, governmental publications, leaked US diplomatic cables, and Chinese sources.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Chapter One Early Links: European Colonization to the Start of the Korean War

Chapter Two Early Cold War: Australia’s Taiwan Problem, 1950–1972

Chapter Three Late Cold War: Australia’s Taiwan Opportunity, 1972–Early 1990's

Chapter Four Australian Policy Feels the Post-Cold War Squeeze, 1989–2001

Chapter Five Australia Sidelines Taiwan, 2001–2007

Chapter Six Confronting China—With or Without Taiwan, 2007–2011

Chapter Seven Politics Meets Economics: A Focus on Bilateral Issues

Chapter Eight South Pacific Friction

Conclusion Australia-Taiwan Relations in Perspective

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85418-X

90-04-22420-3

OCLC:

821180552