U.S. Allies and the Taiwan Strait - 9781009405669

Name: U.S. Allies and the Taiwan Strait - 9781009405669
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

U.S. Allies and the Taiwan StraitAuthor(s): Adam P. Liff\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009405669, 978-1009405669\nSynopsis\nAgainst the backdrop of worsening tensions across the Taiwan Strait, this Element analyzes the positions and policies vis--vis Taiwan of six major democratic US treaty allies-Japan, Australia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Germany-and the European Union. Historically and today, these US partners have exercised far greater agency supporting Taiwan's international space and cross-Strait stability-in key instances even blazing early trails Washington would later follow-than the overwhelmingly US-centric academic and policy discourse generally suggests. Decades ago, each crafted an intentionally ambiguous official position regarding Taiwan's status that effectively granted subsequent political leaders considerable flexibility to operationalize their government's.