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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786436703321

Autore

Atkinson Joel

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

1-283-85418-X

90-04-22420-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Disciplina

327.94051249

Soggetti

International relations

Australia Foreign relations China

Australia Foreign relations Taiwan

Australia Foreign relations United States

China Foreign relations Australia

China Foreign relations Taiwan

East Asia Strategic aspects

Taiwan Foreign relations Australia

Taiwan Foreign relations China

Taiwan Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Australia

United States Foreign relations Taiwan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.



Sommario/riassunto

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.