Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait

Elite Perspectives from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington amid the Yizhou Dilemma

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait: Elite Perspectives from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington amid the Yizhou Dilemma proposes a new framework of the “Yizhou dilemma” to capture the conundrum faced by a hegemony (the U.S.), a rising power (Mainland China), and the weaker third entity (Taiwan) crucial to the rising power’s ascendance. Taiyi Sun and Dennis Lu-Cheng Weng, drawing evidence from the assessments and perceptions of directly involved elites from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington, argue war is not imminent, yet action or inaction by each party could potentially lead to detrimental outcomes. For the rising power, overexpansion incurs significant costs, but restraint makes it unable to attain “major power status.” Consequently, low-cost symbolic shows of force are more likely than a full invasion of the third entity. For the strategically vital yet relatively weaker entity, asserting autonomy and independence to put up a fight would risk escalating tension and trigger aggressive behaviors from the rising power. Yet, maintaining the status quo would allow the rising power to continue strengthening itself so that a coerced unification unfavorable to the weaker entity could become more probable. For the hegemony, leaving more looming challenges elsewhere unresolved could diminish the power of the hegemony, but getting involved leads to even more challenges.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-12-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:472 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666965001

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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Taiyi Sun is associate professor of political science at Christopher Newport University. Dr. Dennis Lu-Chung Weng is associate professor of political science at Sam Houston State University and the founding director of the Asia Pacific Peace Research Institute (APPRI).

Recensioner i media

In this innovative book, The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait, Taiyi Sun and Dennis Weng draw insights from a strikingly similar conflict during the ancient Three Kingdoms period. Deploying rarely accessible interviews and surveys, they uncover what US, mainland China, and Taiwan each must weigh in their decisions on war.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. The Myth of War in the Taiwan Strait and the Yizhou DilemmaChapter 2. The Origin of the Taiwan Question and Where We Are NowChapter 3. Elite Survey Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Perceptions of War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 4. Elite Interviews and Focus Group Results from Beijing, Taipei, and Washington: Key Debates on War and Peace in the Taiwan StraitChapter 5. Do Decision Makers and the People Think Alike? The Perception Differences between the Elites and the PublicChapter 6. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from Mainland ChinaChapter 7. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the Republic of China on TaiwanChapter 8. Assessment by the Highest-Level Elites from the U.S.Chapter 9. The Yizhou Dilemma and the Prospects of the Taiwan Strait