Hedging, Strategic Partnership, and Taiwan's Relations with Japan Under the Ma Ying‐jeou Administration

Leng, Tse‐Kang; Liao, Nien-chung Chang

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“…13 This period witnessed an increase in cross-strait economic and cultural relations (Tsang, 2012, p. 395). This ‘diplomatic’ and ‘economic truce’ resulted in 21 economic and functional agreements between Taipei and Beijing and the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement was signed in 2011, which led to further enhancement of cross-strait economic relations (Leng & Chang, 2016, p. 362; Tsai & Liu, 2017, p. 9). An improvement in cross-strait relations was one of the factors that enabled Taiwan to further develop relations with Southeast Asia (Hsieh, 2019, p. 106; Ling & Chang, 2016, p. 374; Tsai & Liu, 2017, p. 23).…”

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India, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific: Economic–Security Strategic Partnership and Expected Utility Theory

Tan

2021

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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The China–India border dispute has witnessed escalations recently with China making fresh claims along the disputed border and deaths of Indian military personnel. This study examines the likelihood of a strategic partnership between India and Taiwan. We begin by assessing India’s ‘Act East Policy’ and Taiwan’s ‘New Southbound Policy’ for any points of congruence between these two policies. We then propose an expected utility model of India’s decision calculus. Using the theoretical implication of the model, we then examine the likelihood of a strategic partnership along two dimensions—an economic and a defence–security partnership. This study argues that the value added by an economic strategic partnership between the two countries may be substantial, and the likelihood of such a partnership may be significant. However, the likelihood of a defence–security partnership is substantially less in the bilateral sphere, although at the multilateral level there are areas where defence cooperation can occur.

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India, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific: Economic–Security Strategic Partnership and Expected Utility Theory

Tan

2021

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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“…76 The GOJ responded positively, including congratulations following Ma's election victorya post-1972 "first." 77 Ma's administration subsequently called for a "Taiwan-Japan special partnership" 78 and signed 72 Matsuda 2020;Leng andLiao 2016. 73 Yan andKong 2004, 28;Zhao 2004, 51;Sheng 2006, 62.…”

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Japan, Taiwan and the “One China” Framework after 50 Years

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2022

The China Quarterly

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This study analyses the “one China” framework's significance for Japan–Taiwan relations since Tokyo switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1972. Drawing on Chinese-, Japanese- and English-language sources, it examines developments since the breakthrough Japan–PRC normalization communiqué and the “Japan formula,” which enabled Tokyo to normalize relations – six years before Washington – without recognizing Beijing's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan, and while maintaining robust, if unofficial, ties with Taipei thenceforth. Highlighting distinctions between Beijing's self-asserted “one-China principle” and Japan's ambiguous official position and subsequent effective policies, it assesses incremental but practically significant evolutions of Japan–Taiwan relations over the past half-century. In the 21st century, the trend towards incrementally closer ties has proven strikingly resilient to political transitions in Japan and Taiwan, China's growing power, pushback from Beijing and worsening cross-Strait frictions. Beyond Japan–Taiwan relations and theoretical debates on “one China,” this article's findings carry significant implications for Taiwan's international space, cross-Strait dynamics and China–Japan–United States relations.

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“… 7. Tse-Kang Leng and Nien-chung Chang Liao, Hedging, strategic partnership, and Taiwan’s relations with Japan under the Ma Ying-jeou administration, Pacific Focus 31(3), 2016: 357–82. …”

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The policy implementation strategies of county cadres: Political instrument and flexible local governance

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2020

China Information

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Using the concept of ‘hedging’, we explore how local cadres in China deviate from central policies in order to serve local interests and, while doing so, avoid being called to account by their superiors. Political signals enable cadres to decide when to invest more resources into the implementation of certain policies. In this way, they optimize their performance and avoid the political risks involved in failing to carry out their designated tasks. This article uses county Y as an example in a discussion of county-level implementation of policies related to economic growth and air pollution control. We find that local cadres weaken the functions of the superior ‘special inspection team’ (专项督察组, hereafter inspection team), treating them as political instruments used by the central and local authorities to ensure a greater level of responsiveness at the grass roots. Information concerning the imminent arrival of an inspection team in their locality acts as a signal for cadres to allocate more resources to the enforcement of air pollution control measures, thus maximizing their performance in this area. Through this research, we have endeavoured to provide a deeper understanding of the operating logic of Chinese local governments and the behaviour of county cadres.

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Hedging, Strategic Partnership, and Taiwan's Relations with Japan Under the Ma Ying‐jeou Administration

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

India, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific: Economic–Security Strategic Partnership and Expected Utility Theory

India, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific: Economic–Security Strategic Partnership and Expected Utility Theory

Japan, Taiwan and the “One China” Framework after 50 Years

The policy implementation strategies of county cadres: Political instrument and flexible local governance

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