US Taiwan Policy: Constructing the Triangle

by Øystein Tunsjø

Overview

The relationship between the United States and China is one of the most important issues in the twenty-first century, and is, ultimately, hostage to conditions across the Taiwan Strait. This book is the first to attempt to trace the historical origin of what is known as theTaiwan issue in US-China relations from a constructivist perspective, bas

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134056316
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/18/2008
Series:	Asian Security Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
File size:	402 KB

About the Author

Øystein Tunsjø is a Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Oslo, Norway. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Refocusing the Study of US Taiwan Policy 2. Discourses and the Origins of the ‘Taiwan Issue’ 1949–50 3. Opening Space on the Taiwan Question 1969–72 4. Contemporary Challenges in US Taiwan Policy 5. Debating US Strategy towards China 6. Understanding US Taiwan Policy – The Linkage between History and Theory

Editorial Reviews

"Based on extensive original archival research, Tunsju deftly employs constructivism's emphasis on identity, norms, and discourse analysis to the development of the US positions on Taiwan over the past half century or more. He carries the narrative forward in a clear exposition while maintaining a sophisticated sense of the theoretical underpinnings of constructivism. The work serves as an effective, illuminating case study of constructivism, as well as lending insight into the perspectives of US policy makers dealing with Taiwan as China and the US have moved from hostility to a policy of constructive engagement." - J.A. Rhodes, Luther College

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