Title Australia and Taiwan : bilateral relations, China, the United States, and the South Pacific / by Joel Atkinson

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One History; Chapter One Early Links: European Colonization to the Start of the Korean War; Inter-Colonial Relations; World War II: Australian Thinking about Taiwan; Taiwan Comes Under Chinese Nationalist Rule, 1945-1949; Chapter Two Early Cold War: Australia's Taiwan Problem,1950-1972; Taiwan Moves into Focus; A Brief "Honeymoon" in Australia-ROC Relations; The End of Australia's Official Relations with Taipei, 1971-1972; From "Right to Self-Determination" to "Right to Separate Status." Chapter Three Late Cold War: Australia's Taiwan Opportunity, 1972-Early 1990sClosing the Door on the ROC, but not Taiwan; Australia-Taiwan Relations Re-Considered; The Expansion of Australia-Taiwan Ties; Australia-Taiwan Relations Peak?; Part Two The Taiwan Issue in Australia's Relations with China and the US; Chapter Four Australian Policy Feels the Post-Cold War Squeeze, 1989-2001; Australia's Taiwan Problem Redux; The Howard Government Confronts China; China Redirects Australian Policy; Sino-Australian Relations "Recovered"; Growing Challenges; Deus ex Machina: 9/11 Chapter Five Australia Sidelines Taiwan, 2001-2007Australia Has its Cake and Eats it Too; An Australian Foreign Minister Wavers on ANZUS in Beijing; The Australian Government Steps Back; US Still not Satisfied; Inconvenient Democracy; Selling a Benign China; China's Resilient Confidence in Australia; "The Previous Balance has been Broken"; Chapter Six Confronting China-With or Without Taiwan,2007-2011; Australia's Own "Frenemy-ship" with China; The Largely Invisible Taiwan; Sino-US Competition Laid Bare; More Emphasis on Balancing; Chinese Hopes and Fears for Australia Australia Embraces the US "Pivot"Stormy Waters Ahead?; Part Three Australia-Taiwan Relations in China's Shadow; Chapter Seven Politics Meets Economics: A Focus on Bilateral Issues; High Level Visits; Diplomatic Representation; Agreements and Dialogue; International Organizations; Trade and Investment Flows; State-to-State by Any Other Name; Chapter Eight South Pacific Friction; Australia and Taiwan on a Collision Course; Howard and Lee Teng-hui Governments Clash over Papua New Guinea; Australia's Intervention in Solomon Islands; Chen Shui-bian at Odds with Australia Taiwan's "Shift in Diplomacy"Nauru Switches Back to Taiwan; A South Pacific Partnership?; The March 2006 Australian Senate Report; Wen Jiabao Visits the South Pacific; Australia-Taiwan Tension Boils Over in Solomon Islands; Ma Ying-jeou Visits Australia; Taiwan's South Pacific Summit; A Major Aid Scandal; Australia's Continuing Problems in the South Pacific; A New Atmosphere under Rudd and Ma; An Australia-Taiwan Truce?; Conclusion Australia-Taiwan Relations in Perspective; Australia-Taiwan Relations Defined; Future Prospects; References; Index Summary In Australia and Taiwan, Joel Atkinson examines the intriguing and important Australia-Taiwan relationship. He covers its history, the role of Taiwan in Australia s relations with China and the US, and bilateral issues such as ministerial visits and the South Pacific Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Diplomatic relations Strategic aspects of individual places SUBJECT Australia -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- Australia Australia -- Foreign relations -- China China -- Foreign relations -- Australia Australia -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Australia Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- China China -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan East Asia -- Strategic aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040530 Subject Australia China East Asia Taiwan United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2012033980 ISBN 9789004224209 9004224203

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