Overview

Providing a coherent and current account of how the U.S. manages to 'pivot to Asia' amid a rising China, this book provides an insightful glimpse into China-US relations, and the complexities of the two nations' economic and defense issues as China asserts is financial and military might in Asia and beyond.

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Author:   P. Chow
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9781137364623

ISBN 10:   1137364629
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   11 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Michael Yuhuda PART I: THE ROLE OF TAIWAN STRAIT IN THE U.S. STRATEGIC PIVOT TO ASIA 1. Introduction; Peter C.Y. Chow 2. Taiwan's Narrowing Strait: A Triangular Analysis of the Taiwan's Security Since 2008; Lowell Dittmer 3. An Indispensable Pillar of Obama's 'Pivot' to Asia: Continuing Strategic Ambiguity across the Taiwan Strait; Dean Chen 4. America's Pivots to Asia and Taiwan Strait Crises; Edward Friedman PART II: ECONOMIC-SECURITY NEXUS AND CHINA'S RESPONSES 5. The Unwelcome Return: China Reacts to the U.S. Strategic Pivot to Asia; Yong Deng 6. US Rebalancing: Implications for Taiwan's Security and Stability across the Taiwan Strait; Scott L. Kastner 7. The TPP and the Pivot: Economic and Security Nexus; Tun-Jen Cheng, Peter C.Y. Chow 8. The U.S.-China Economic Relations: Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership; Chien-Pin Li PART III: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT OF CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AMID U.S. PIVOT TO ASIA 9. Why Taiwan? ROC Leaders Explain Taiwan's StrategicValue; Steven Phillips 10. Taiwan's Geo-Strategic Significances: From the Past to U.S. Contemporary Pivot Strategy; York Chen 11. Reflections on China's Military Trajectory and the U.S. Pivot; Richard D. Fisher, Jr. 12. Pacific Pivot, Taiwan Fulcrum : Maritime Taiwan and Power Transition in Asia; John J. Tkacik, Jr.

Reviews

A comprehensive yet concise treatment of Taiwan's place in Obama's pivot to Asia. Leading experts in the field examine the geopolitical, economic, military, strategic, and diplomatic aspects of this little-understood and controversial policy initiative. - June Teufel Dreyer, Professor, University of Miami, USA

"""A comprehensive yet concise treatment of Taiwan's place in Obama's pivot to Asia. Leading experts in the field examine the geopolitical, economic, military, strategic, and diplomatic aspects of this little-understood and controversial policy initiative."" - June Teufel Dreyer, Professor, University of Miami, USA"

""A comprehensive yet concise treatment of Taiwan's place in Obama's pivot to Asia. Leading experts in the field examine the geopolitical, economic, military, strategic, and diplomatic aspects of this little-understood and controversial policy initiative."" - June Teufel Dreyer, Professor, University of Miami, USA

Author Information

Dean Chen, Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA York Chen, Tamkang University, Taiwan Tun-Jen Cheng, College of William and Mary, USA Peter C.Y. Chow, City University of New York, USA Yong Deng, United States Naval Academy Lowell Dittmer, University of California at Berkeley, USA Richard D. Fisher, Jr., International Assessment and Strategy Center Edward Friedman, University of Wisconsin, USA Scott L. Kastner, University of Maryland, USA Chien-Pin Li, Kennesaw State University, USA Steven Phillips, Towson University, USA John J. Tkacik, Jr., International Assessment and Strategy Center Michael Yuhuda, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, UK

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