Switching Diplomatic Recognition Between Taiwan and China: Economic and Social Impact [Hardcover]

Introduction.?Studying the diplomatic competition of Taipei and Beijing in New Geopolitics and its Contribution.??1.?The Threat of Chinas Economic Coercion.? 2.?The Perils of Chinese Foreign Aid.? 3.?The Promise of Growth: A Difference-In-Differences Analysis of the Economic Impact of Switching Diplomatic Relations Between Taiwan and China.? 4.?The Impact of Diplomatic Ties on Economic Development: Taiwan and China in Latin America and the Caribbean.??5.?Economic Development and Africas Diplomatic and Grassroots Relations with China and Taiwan.??6.?Economic Development, Diplomatic Relations and Engagement with Taiwan and China In Oceania? 7.?Economic Versus Political Engagement with China and Taiwan in Central and Eastern Europe.? 8.?Foreign Investment by Taiwans High-Tech Sector and its Impact.? Conclusion.?Chinas Promise Fails.

This book examines the economic and social impacts of switching diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China, and vice versa, and investigates how China achieves its foreign policy objective of dissuading Taiwans diplomatic partners and other third parties from engaging with Taiwan.

Highlighting the critical regions of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania, where the diplomatic competition between Taiwan and China is fierce, the contributions to this book analyze Chinas promises of economic benefits, threats of economic coercion and the perils of its foreign aid to the countries in these regions in pursuit of its anti-Taiwan policy. In addition to the competition of formal diplomatic ties, it also examines how existing informal relations have influenced Taiwans increasing interactions with Central and Eastern European countries. Finally, the book explores how Taiwans advantage in technology sectors has successfully been translated into economic leverage for Taiwans international diplomacy.