Essays about: "one-China Policy"
Found 4 essays containing the words one-China Policy.
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1. The Swedish Parliamentary Parties' Stance on Democratic Defence : Is Democracy Worth Defending and to What Extent Are They Prepared to Defend Taiwan's Democracy?
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study has used the method of conversational interviews and content analysis to examine how the government and the Swedish parliamentary parties view the state of democracy and to what extent democracy should be defended when under attack. The paper has analysed the government's statement of foreign policies from 2012 to 2023 and interviewed at least one member of the Parliament from each parliamentary party to understand where the party stands on the issue of defending democracy. READ MORE
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2. The One China Problem? - The Diplomatic Recognition of the Republic of China
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Why have some countries decided to recognize Taiwan despite majority of the countries maintain official ties with China? The thesis aims to investigate the reasons behind (non) recognition of Taiwan. In order to answer to the research question, the research applies a comparative case study looking at the United States and Guatemala and their actions towards Taiwan and what could explain them. READ MORE
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3. Reinventing the Middle Kingdom : A case study of Chinese spread of authoritarianism through International Organizations
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The liberal theory of international relations primarily associates international cooperation with liberal democratic states, to the point that a theory of scholars Poast and Urpelainen claim that international cooperation with consolidated democracies through international organizations may boost the democratization of or at least prevent democratic backsliding in non-consolidated democracies. This paper investigates the possibility of decoupling these theories from democracies and democratizing by examining whether Chinese efforts within the framework of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt and Road foreign policy project have a similar but reverse effect on its target states, prompting developments in authoritarian directions. READ MORE
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4. Inflexible to Flexible Diplomacy in Taiwan
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Taiwan is in many ways an excellent example of how an authoritarian country can overcome much of the associated difficulties of successfully transitioning into a healthy and well-functioning democracy. In spite of this undisputed fact, Taiwan can only be characterized as a diplomatic orphan, an outcast, shunned by the international community because of events dating back to before World War II and the fact that two regimes have for various intents and purposes claimed to represent the one true China. READ MORE
