Globalization and Security Relations across the Taiwan Strait - 9781138793095

Name: Globalization and Security Relations across the Taiwan Strait - 9781138793095
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Globalization and Security Relations across the Taiwan StraitIn the shadow of China\nAuthor(s): Ming-chin Monique Chu, Scott L. Kastner\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138793095, 978-1138793095\nSynopsis\nThis book presents an interdisciplinary examination of cross-Taiwan Strait relations and the complex dynamics at play in the region.\n\nSince the election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwans president in 2008, the relationship across the Taiwan Straitlong viewed as one of Asias most volatile potential flashpointshas experienced a remarkable dtente. Whether the relationship has been truly transformed, however, remains an open question and the Taiwan Strait remains a central regional and global security issue. A return to turbulence in the Taiwan Strait could also add a new dimension of instability in the already tense maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas.\n\nWhile the relationship across the Taiwan Strait r.