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Taiwan in Africa
Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainties
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2022
Summary
While China’s role and place in Africa has garnered a lot of scholarly attention—be it praise or condemnation—not much has been written about Taiwan’s role and place on the continent even though Taiwan was a major player and partner in Africa’s quest for growth and development. From the 1960s to 1971, more African countries had diplomatic relations with Taiwan as opposed to China. But less than five decades after the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 was passed, there has been a reversal of fortune in terms of supremacy and diplomatic recognition with only one country, Eswatini, recognizing Taiwan as an independent country. Taiwan in Africa: Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainties, edited by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, addresses gaps in academic literature regarding Taiwan’s engagement with states and societies on the continent. This book examines international political economy, international security, the history of modern Africa, and geopolitical pressures and conflict. It addresses Taiwan’s early engagement with the continent and the geopolitical and economic considerations that influenced African governments in their decision-making vis-à-vis their relationship with Taipei.
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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-5092-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-5093-1
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
172
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
List of Abbreviations No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
Introduction No access
The Two Chinas in Africa: Then and Now No access
Africa: A Brief Overview No access
Taiwan’s Developmental Assistance No access
Samples of Developmental Assistance: Rice Production No access
What Africa Could Have Gained No access
Conclusion No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
Introduction No access
Overview of Taiwan-Africa Relations No access
Conclusion No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
Introduction No access
The PRC’s Imperialism and the Dilemma of the Sovereignty of the Republic of the ROC: A Critique No access
The UN, the United States, and the Taiwan Question: Who Is Playing Games? No access
Africa in the PRC-ROC Crisis No access
Conclusion No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
Introduction No access
Taiwan’s Quest For Statehood and International Recognition No access
Rise and Decline of Taiwan's Influence in Africa No access
Somaliland: Somalia’s Breakaway State No access
Taiwan’s Overture to Somaliland No access
Geopolitical Implications of Taiwan-Somaliland Relations No access
Conclusion No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
Introduction No access
Politics of Isolation No access
The Root of All Evil No access
Scaling Economies of Scale No access
Honorary Whites No access
Cheap Labor Is Cheap No access
Conclusion No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
The Argument No access
De-Recognition Changed Taiwan’s Outlook No access
Taiwan, Unorthodoxy, Pragmatism, and Non-Official Activity Internationally No access
Conclusion No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
Introduction No access
Historical Context No access
A Geoeconomic Perspective No access
China’s Geoeconomic Strategy in Africa No access
Taiwan’s Resilience Strategy No access
Taiwan’s Resurgence Strategy No access
Final Reflection No access
Notes No access
Bibliography No access
Introduction No access
Theoretical Paradigm No access
Methodology No access
Review of the Literature No access
Background: The Dynamics of Balancing for Taiwan No access
Conclusions: The Implications of the Shift and What it means for Taiwan No access
