Taiwan''s Relations With Latin America - A Strategic Rivalry Between the United States, China, and Taiwan

This book examines Taiwan's relations with Latin America and the US-China rivalry in the region. The authors argue that Taiwan's future as an independent state hinges on the balance of power between the United States and China.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
PART I: THE CONTEXT
1.US-China-Taiwan Rivalry in Latin America
He Li
2.Theorizing Taiwan's Relations with Latin America
Antonio C. Hsiang
3.Dance with the Dragon: Through the Eyes of Taiwan's Three Ambassadors in Latin America
Yang Chien-ping
4.Republic of China on Taiwan's Relations with Latin America (1990-2020): The Role of Development Assistance
Chung-Chian Teng
PART II: CRITICAL ISSUES
5.Energy Policies and Politics Compared: Taiwan and Latin America
Floriano Filho
6.Public Diplomacy at Work: Economic and Cultural Ties between Mexico and Taiwan
Fabricio A. Fonseca
PART III: CASE STUDIES
7.Taiwan's Relations with the Northern Triangle
Felipe Fan
8.Taiwan & Nicaragua's Suitable Alliance
Valeria Holguin Arcia
9.Economic Statecraft: Taiwan and Colombia
Lorenzo Maggiorell
10.Taiwanese-Argentine Cooperation in Clean Energy: Exploring Opportunity Amid the US-China Rivalry
Juan Uriburu
11.The PRC Advance in Central America in the Context of Covid-19
R. Evan Ellis
Index
About the Contributors

About the author

Edited by He Li and Antonio C. Hsiang - Contributions by He Li; Antonio C. Hsiang; Yang Chien-ping; Chung-chian Teng; Floriano Filho; Fabricio A. Fonseca; Felipe Fan; Valeria Holguin Arcia; Lorenzo Maggiorell; Juan Uriburu and R. Evan Ellis

Summary

This book examines Taiwan's relations with Latin America and the US-China rivalry in the region. The author argues that Taiwan's future as an independent state hinges on the balance of power between the United States and China.

Product details

• Authors: He Hsiang Li
• Assisted by: Antonio C. Hsiang (Editor), Hsiang Antonio C. (Editor), He Li (Editor), Li He (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781793653444
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-344-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, China, Latin America, Taiwan, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies