The International Status of Taiwan in the New World Order.

• Author: Henckaerts, Jean-Marie.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1996.; ©1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (355 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part I. The International Legal Status of Taiwan -- 1. The International Legal Status of Taiwan -- 2. Is Taiwan a Part of China? -- 3. Toward Modern Concepts of Sovereignty and Statehood -- Part II. Responses to Diplomatic Isolation: Informal Diplomacy -- 4. Limitations and Prospects of Taiwan's Informal Diplomacy -- 5. Does Flexible Diplomacy Improve Taiwan's International Status? -- Part III. Responses to Diplomatic Isolation: Participation in International Organizations -- 6. Taiwan's Return to International Organizations: Policies, Problems and Prospects -- 7. Taiwan's "Return" to International Organizations -- 8. All Dressed Up But Not Invited to the Party: Can Taiwan Join the United Nations Now the Cold War Is Over? -- 9. The Republic of China's Right to Participate in the United Nations -- 10. Taiwan's Right to Be Heard Before the Security Council -- 11. Taiwan's Option of Becoming a Permanent Observer -- 12. The United Nations Framework for the Participation of Observers -- 13. Taiwan, China, and the United Nations -- Part IV. Relations Across the Taiwan Strait -- 14. The Paradox of Taiwan-Mainland China Relations -- 15. The Development of Cross-Strait Policies in China and Taiwan -- Part V. Concluding Observations -- 16. Self-Determination in Action for the People of Taiwan -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Legal Aspects of the Problem of Representation in the United Nations -- Appendix 2. General Assembly Resolution on the Representation of China in the United Nations -- Appendix 3. The Chinese White Paper on Cross-Strait Relations -- Appendix 4. The Taiwanese White Paper on Cross-Strait Relations -- Appendix 5. Requests to Consider the Exceptional Situation of Taiwan in the International Context -- Select Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index.