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

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...

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