US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)

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Autor(a) principal: Lian Deng, Ben
Data de Publicação: 2019
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Neiba
Texto Completo: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/neiba/article/view/38756
Resumo: The purpose of this article is to analyze the United States’ (US) Taiwan policy during the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009)—specifically, how Washington actively opposed Taiwanese independence during this period. After the Korean War (1950), the US’s official policy on Taiwan was to “neutralize” and prevent war across the Taiwan Strait, thereby maintaining the status quoin the region. During the 1950´s and 1960´s, the US successfully prevented Chinese attempts to invade Taiwan. However, the dynamic of the cross-strait relations changed drastically in the 1990´s, following Taiwan’s political liberalization and the emergence of the Taiwanese independence movement. During the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009), Taiwan was ruled by the pro-independence Chen Shui-bian (2000-2008), which increased cross-strait tensions. In order to satisfy its own geopolitical interests, the US actively denied support to this movement, boycotting Chen´s attempts to declare Taiwan´s independence. This paper concludes that the core of the US’s Taiwan policy is to prevent alteration of the status quo or threat of war in the region, while using the “Taiwan Card” as a bargaining chip in bilateral negotiations with China.
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spelling US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)Relações Internacionais; Política InternacionalChina, Taiwan, US-Taiwan RelationsThe purpose of this article is to analyze the United States’ (US) Taiwan policy during the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009)—specifically, how Washington actively opposed Taiwanese independence during this period. After the Korean War (1950), the US’s official policy on Taiwan was to “neutralize” and prevent war across the Taiwan Strait, thereby maintaining the status quoin the region. During the 1950´s and 1960´s, the US successfully prevented Chinese attempts to invade Taiwan. However, the dynamic of the cross-strait relations changed drastically in the 1990´s, following Taiwan’s political liberalization and the emergence of the Taiwanese independence movement. During the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009), Taiwan was ruled by the pro-independence Chen Shui-bian (2000-2008), which increased cross-strait tensions. In order to satisfy its own geopolitical interests, the US actively denied support to this movement, boycotting Chen´s attempts to declare Taiwan´s independence. This paper concludes that the core of the US’s Taiwan policy is to prevent alteration of the status quo or threat of war in the region, while using the “Taiwan Card” as a bargaining chip in bilateral negotiations with China.Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroCAPESLian Deng, Ben2019-03-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/neiba/article/view/3875610.12957/neiba.2018.38756Revista Neiba, Cadernos Argentina Brasil; v. 7 (2018): Dossiê: SimpoRI 2018; e38756Revista Neiba, Cadernos Argentina Brasil; v. 7 (2018): Dossiê: SimpoRI 2018; e387562317-3459reponame:Revista Neibainstname:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)instacron:UERJenghttps://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/neiba/article/view/38756/28359Direitos autorais 2019 Revista Neiba, Cadernos Argentina Brasilinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-12-08T21:37:00Zoai:www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br:article/38756Revistahttps://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/neiba/indexPUBhttps://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/neiba/oaiuerjneiba@gmail.com ; ppeuerj@gmail.com2317-34592317-3459opendoar:2021-12-08T21:37Revista Neiba - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)false
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title US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)
spellingShingle US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)
Lian Deng, Ben
Relações Internacionais; Política Internacional
China, Taiwan, US-Taiwan Relations
title_short US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)
title_full US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)
title_fullStr US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)
title_full_unstemmed US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)
title_sort US Taiwan Policy during the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009)
author Lian Deng, Ben
author_facet Lian Deng, Ben
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Relações Internacionais; Política Internacional
China, Taiwan, US-Taiwan Relations
topic Relações Internacionais; Política Internacional
China, Taiwan, US-Taiwan Relations
description The purpose of this article is to analyze the United States’ (US) Taiwan policy during the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009)—specifically, how Washington actively opposed Taiwanese independence during this period. After the Korean War (1950), the US’s official policy on Taiwan was to “neutralize” and prevent war across the Taiwan Strait, thereby maintaining the status quoin the region. During the 1950´s and 1960´s, the US successfully prevented Chinese attempts to invade Taiwan. However, the dynamic of the cross-strait relations changed drastically in the 1990´s, following Taiwan’s political liberalization and the emergence of the Taiwanese independence movement. During the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009), Taiwan was ruled by the pro-independence Chen Shui-bian (2000-2008), which increased cross-strait tensions. In order to satisfy its own geopolitical interests, the US actively denied support to this movement, boycotting Chen´s attempts to declare Taiwan´s independence. This paper concludes that the core of the US’s Taiwan policy is to prevent alteration of the status quo or threat of war in the region, while using the “Taiwan Card” as a bargaining chip in bilateral negotiations with China.
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