Taiwans Security Policy : : External Threats and Domestic Politics / / Michael S. Chase.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Chase, Michael S. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (281 p.)

Confounding expectations, Taiwan reduced its military spending for many years even as its sole adversary, the People's Republic of China, modernized its military and significantly increased its defense budget. Michael Chase examines the key factors that have shaped Taiwan's security policy over a span of three decades. Chase explores both the role of US security assurances in formulating Taiwan's defense policy and the profound influence that domestic politics has played. He also considers the context of cross-Strait relations and the implications of Taiwan's security choices for potential instability and conflict in the region and beyond. Relying on extensive Chinese-language sources and interviews, he offers the most definitive treatment of Taiwan's security policy to date.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. The Puzzle of Taiwan’s Security Policy -- Part 1. The Chronological Picture -- 2. China’s Approach to Taiwan: 1980–1999 -- 3. Democratization and Security in Taiwan -- 4. China’s Taiwan Policy and Military Modernization Since 2000 -- 5. Current Defense Policy in Taiwan -- Part 2. Focusing on Key Factors -- 6. Security Ties -- 7. Threat Perceptions -- 8. Domestic Politics -- Part 3. Conclusion -- 9. Implications for Regional Security and US-Taiwan Relations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book