The US strategic pivot to Asia and cross-strait relations : economic and security dynamics /

"The rise of China as a powerhouse of the world economy not only caused many countries to deepen their economic integration with, but also face the challenge of, increasing assertiveness from China. While most Asian countries want good relations with both the U.S. and China, they need the U.S....

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Other Authors: Chow, Peter C. Y. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
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  • 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 Strategic Value; 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.