State transformation and the domestic politics of foreign aid in Taiwan

Tubilewicz, Czeslaw

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“…The Final Frontier: China, Taiwan, and the United States in... by its economic growth, the ROC maintained a strategy of "dollar diplomacy" with its Central American allies well into the twenty-first century. [10] Much of the pre-2000s scholarship corroborates observations that Taiwan's "handsome foreign aid programs" could "buy" or "rent" diplomatic ties with small and developing countries indefinitely. [12][13][14] In Central America, aside from funneling cash into anonymous bank accounts to purchase the goodwill of various political leaders, Taiwan actively groomed the elites by identifying high-potential bureaucrats and military officers and developed ties with them for long term sympathies.…”

Section: Competition For Taiwanese Recognition In Central Americamentioning

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The Final Frontier: China, Taiwan, and the United States in Strategic Competition for Central America

Portada

Lem

Paudel

2020

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI

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China's rise as a global power corresponded with a diminution of Taiwanese diplomacy, which has left Central America as the last region to host a continuous bloc of countries that recognize the ROC. In this article, we argue that China's success in gaining diplomatic recognition from Taiwan's former allies has largely resulted from China's economic policy, specifically its promises of large-scale infrastructure projects and the integration of Central American economies with Chinese markets. However, there are limits to how far China has advanced in gaining full recognition from the region. The competing political and economic interests of China, Taiwan, the United States, and the Central American countries themselves, continue to influence patterns of diplomatic switching. More specifically, we argue that the threat of punitive measures from the United States combined with a turn in Taiwanese diplomacy toward assistance efforts to combat Covid-19 may deter future switching in the short to medium-term. Our analysis offers case studies of four Central American countries (Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Nicaragua) to illustrate the multi-year processes by which China's economic strategy leads to diplomatic switching and examine the paths ahead for the remaining holdouts facing the prospect of economic and political penalties by the United States.

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“…By funneling trade and aid fueled by its economic growth, the ROC maintained a strategy of “dollar diplomacy” with its Central American allies well into the twenty-first century. [ 10 ]…”

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The Final Frontier: China, Taiwan, and the United States in Strategic Competition for Central America

Portada

Lem

Paudel

2020

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI

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“…Articles included in this special edition focus on the domestic politics of aid within a specific country setting: Varrall (2015) examines China, Kim (2015) South Korea, Tubilewicz (2015) Taiwan, Jain (2015) Japan and Rosser (2015) Australia. Four key general findings emerge from these papers.…”

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Emerging donors and new contests over aid policy in Pacific Asia

Rosser

Tubilewicz

2015

The Pacific Review

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The rise of emerging donors has unleashed new political contests over aid policy, some of which have occurred at the domestic level. This article locates the special edition's analysis of these contests within the existing literature on emerging donors, draws out the key findings of included papers, and considers their implications for policy. It argues that domestic contests have had significant influence over aid policy in both emerging and established donors, the agendas at work have varied from case to case reflecting countries' different political economies, and aid policies represent a 'work-in-progress' rather than an expression of immutable models.

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Taiwan’s Diplomatic Instruments and Challenges in Its Relations with China-Aligned Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

Fonseca,

2024

China and Taiwan in Latin America and the Caribbean

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State transformation and the domestic politics of foreign aid in Taiwan

Cited by 4 publications

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The Final Frontier: China, Taiwan, and the United States in Strategic Competition for Central America

The Final Frontier: China, Taiwan, and the United States in Strategic Competition for Central America

Emerging donors and new contests over aid policy in Pacific Asia

Taiwan’s Diplomatic Instruments and Challenges in Its Relations with China-Aligned Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

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