Taiwan's Expanding Role in the International Arena

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Foreword ix
• Preface xv
• Acknowledgments xvii
• The Contributors xix
• Introduction xxiii
• Part I - Taiwan Perspective 1
• Prospects for Taiwan's Membership in the United Nations 3
• The Origins and Possible Resolution of the Cross-Straits Stalemate: An Institutional Economics Perspective 16
• Notes 29
• Part II - Asian Perspectives 35
• Taiwan's "Pragmatic Diplomacy" and Its Implications for the Chinese Mainland, Japan, and the World 37
• Bibliography 48
• Australian-Taiwanese Relations 52
• Works Cited 62
• Part III - Divided Nations' Perspectives 65
• German-Taiwanese Relations: A Reappraisal 67
• Taiwan's International Role and Its Relations with Mainland China from Korea's Point of View 76
• Part IV - Comparative Perspectives 85
• Canadian Society: Model or Muddle for Taiwan? 87
• Bibliography 95
• South Africa and Taiwan: Pariahs, International Redemption, and Global Change 99
• Notes 109
• Part V - United States Perspective 113
• U.S. Policy Toward the People's Republic of China and Taiwan: Adjusting to Change 115
• Notes 125
• Taiwan in a Changing Security Environment 127
• Part VI - Hong Kong and China Perspectives 139
• Sino-British Negotiations on Hong Kong and Their Significance for Taiwan 141
• Notes 155
• Mainland China's Transition and Its Impact on Taiwan's Future 159
• Discussion Session I 175
• A Reappraisal of the One-China Policy and Pragmatic Diplomacy 177
• Discussion Session II 191
• Future Prospects for Taiwan's International Status 193
• Index 211