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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300515803321

Autore

Reilly Michael

Titolo

Towards an EU-Taiwan Investment Agreement : Prospects and Pitfalls / / by Michael Reilly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-68403-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 88 p. 1 illus. in color.)

Collana

The European Union in International Affairs, , 2662-5911

Disciplina

320.94

Soggetti

European Union

Asia—Politics and government

Public policy

International organization

European Union Politics

Asian Politics

Public Policy

International Organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Trade and flags, the EU’s relations with North East Asia -- Chapter 3: The Taiwan paradox: overseas success, domestic stagnation -- Chapter 4: What would a good Investment Agreement between the EU and Taiwan look like? -- Chapter 5: Potential Obstacles to an Agreement -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In late 2015, against a background of growing populist opposition to international trade agreements, the European Commission announced its willingness to negotiate a comprehensive bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan. While this should be relatively straightforward, this book warns that it is unlikely to be so. The major stumbling block is not Chinese opposition, as is so often assumed, or populist resistance but a lack of sufficient political will on both sides. This stems from a mutual lack of awareness which in turn is due to the relative stagnation of bilateral trade. A successful outcome would therefore act



as a catalyst in developing relations further. The author examines the principal obstacles to reaching an agreement and the ways of overcoming them. The book should be of interest to policy makers, negotiators and advisors involved in the forthcoming negotiations but also to anyone with an interest in the EU’s relations with Taiwan. .