Behind the Leverage of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy: New Market Opportunities and Disproving Confrontation
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Currently, many of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy reports show that Taiwan’s primary motivations are to cooperate with Southeast Asia, the Asia-Pacific, and South Asia to decrease their dependence on mainland China. Taiwan’s government aims to leverage Taiwan’s assets to enhance regional integration with these countries. However, there is still a lack of research on the purpose behind the policy. Why is Taiwan now seemingly using a policy of confrontation instead of avoidance? This paper argues that the policy intent behind the New Southbound Policy is not to directly confront mainland China, despite Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan. This hypothesis will be explored by analysing and comparing the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and the New Southbound Policy.
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Behind the Leverage of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy: New Market Opportunities and Disproving Confrontation
In: International Journal of Taiwan StudiesSearch for other papers by Jiunn-Cherng Teng in
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Abstract
Currently, many of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy reports show that Taiwan’s primary motivations are to cooperate with Southeast Asia, the Asia-Pacific, and South Asia to decrease their dependence on mainland China. Taiwan’s government aims to leverage Taiwan’s assets to enhance regional integration with these countries. However, there is still a lack of research on the purpose behind the policy. Why is Taiwan now seemingly using a policy of confrontation instead of avoidance? This paper argues that the policy intent behind the New Southbound Policy is not to directly confront mainland China, despite Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan. This hypothesis will be explored by analysing and comparing the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and the New Southbound Policy.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 830 | 203 | 31 |
| Full Text Views | 127 | 36 | 4 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 277 | 78 | 12 |