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Difficult Choices
Taiwan's Quest for Security and the Good Life
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2021
Summary
How Taiwan can overcome internal stresses and the threat from China
Taiwan was a poster child for the third wave of global democratization in the 1980s. It was the first Chinese society to make the transition todemocracy, and it did so gradually and peacefully. But Taiwan today faces a host of internal issues, starting with the aging of society and the resulting intergenerational conflicts over spending priorities. China's long-term threat to incorporate the island on terms similar to those used for Hong Kong exacerbates the island's home-grown problems. Taiwan remains heavily dependent on the United States for its security, but it must use its own resources to cope with Beijing's constant intimidation and pressure. How Taiwan responds to the internal and external challenges it facesand what the United States and other outside powers do to helpwill determine whether it is able to stand its ground against China's ambitions.
The book explores the broad range of issues and policy choices Taiwan confronts and offers suggestions both for what Taiwan can do to help itself and what the United States should do to improve Taiwan's chances of success.
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Copyright year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3833-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3834-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
backcover1
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Table of Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Notes on Terminology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 17
Popular Attitudes in Taiwan: A Preliminary Baseline No access Pages 18 - 30
Taiwan's Government Budget No access Pages 31 - 46
Taiwan's Economy No access Pages 47 - 78
Taiwan's Energy Policy No access Pages 79 - 101
The Politics of Taiwan's Past No access Pages 102 - 120
Beijing's Taiwan Ambition No access Pages 121 - 143
Taiwan's Search for Security No access Pages 144 - 166
Taiwan's Military Defense No access Pages 167 - 184
Taiwan's Political Defense: National Indentity No access Pages 185 - 209
Taiwan's Political Defense: The State No access Pages 210 - 226
The PRC's Asymmetric Offense No access Pages 227 - 247
Taiwan's Democratic System No access Pages 248 - 290
