New Leaders with Old Lenses? China’s Conflict Frames Toward Taiwan, 2003–2013

Li, Chien-pin

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“…For example and despite being heavily unrecognised, Taiwan has managed to have access to many international fora and develop strong trade and other links with the rest of the world. All these have been achieved mostly through the development of diplomatic flexibility (Li, 2015), since Taiwan partakes to international diplomacy not under its preferred constitutional name (‘Republic of China’, which is disputed by China) but other designations that are acceptable by China, most notably ‘Chinese Taipei’. Taiwan’s international participation is important, and it might be considered as normalisation (see also Berg and Toomla, 2009) and beneficial for accessing international relations, like Taiwanese leadership has suggested (Allen, 2000: 218), but it is best conceptualised as different to recognition.…”

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State recognition and dynamic sovereignty

Kyris

2022

European Journal of International Relations

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This study reflects on sovereignty as dynamic, whereby associated conditions, like recognition, fluctuate in quality and quantity within a unit and over time, and adds to existing discussions that concentrate on changes in the meaning of (rather than associated conditions with) sovereignty or more static approaches to partial sovereignty relative to other actors in international relations (e.g. in the context of hierarchical relations). I do so by reflecting on different degrees of recognition, as associated with external sovereignty, such as extensive but not general recognition (e.g. Kosovo); different types of recognition, such as recognition of a right to (as opposed to the presence of) statehood (e.g. Palestine); as well as change in recognition over time, such as with those witnessing significant fluctuations in their recognition (e.g. Taiwan, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic). Towards explaining these changes and theory development, I argue for historicising sovereignty, and by doing so, I contribute to a literature that has focused more on changes in the meaning of sovereignty across time rather than changes in its within-unit practical manifestations. I also offer some preliminary theoretical assumptions on how internal and external dimensions of sovereignty might interplay over time in processes of state emergence and on issues of agency, particularly on how recognisers define what we understand as sovereignty but also how some statehood claimants navigate or even embrace their lack of recognition to advance their sovereignty. With this range of conceptual and theoretical propositions presented, the study seeks to facilitate the development of further analysis of statehood, recognition and sovereignty.

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State recognition and dynamic sovereignty

Kyris

2022

European Journal of International Relations

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The CPTPP, cross-strait tensions, and Taiwan’s recognition for survival strategy under the democratic progressive party

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Magcamit

2023

International Relations of the Asia-Pacific

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Since coming to power in 2016, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has pledged to safeguard Taiwan’s sovereignty amidst Beijing’s aggressive imposition of the one-China principle. This article assesses the impact of the DPP’s recognition for survival strategy which involves using free trade agreements (FTAs) to boost Taiwan’s legal standing and recognition in the international community. The strategy entails a two-pronged plan: retaining Taiwan’s status as a vital regional economic player to ultimately advance its de jure sovereignty via regional FTAs. Drawing on Taiwan’s past FTA experiences, we analyze the possible outcomes of the government’s application to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the likely consequences of these outcomes on the country’s sovereign claims and status. We argue that while the DPP’s strategy plays a crucial role in renegotiating Taiwan’s political self as an unrecognized state, failure to mitigate the negative externalities of the one-China principle while negotiating and implementing the CPTPP will further undermine the country’s facto sovereignty.

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New Leaders with Old Lenses? China’s Conflict Frames Toward Taiwan, 2003–2013

Cited by 2 publications

References 30 publications

State recognition and dynamic sovereignty

State recognition and dynamic sovereignty

The CPTPP, cross-strait tensions, and Taiwan’s recognition for survival strategy under the democratic progressive party

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