TAIWANESE NATIONAL IDENTITY, CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS, AND THE THREAT OF THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY: EXAMINING TAIWAN'S RELATIONS WITH MAINLAND CHINA SINCE 2000
dc.contributor.advisor | Meyskens, Covell F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chao, Kevin | |
dc.date | Sep-20 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-18T00:22:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-18T00:22:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/66056 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines the impacts of national identity, cross-strait economic relations, and the security threat of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Taiwan's relationship with mainland China since 2000. Analyzing primary sources and academic analyses on both the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administrations, this thesis argues that Taiwan's national identity has moderated its political elites to implement policies that would otherwise excessively challenge Taiwan's de facto sovereignty status. From an economic standpoint, Taiwan has shown to consistently establish close economic ties with the mainland to bolster its prospects in the global market. On the role of national security, the island has steadily refined its defense strategy and invested in its military to contest the expanding security threat from the PLA. In observation of these findings, this thesis predicts that in the near term, Taiwan's two main opposing political parties, the KMT and the DPP, will both increasingly adopt a centrist view toward its mainland policies, asserting its de facto sovereignty status and continuing to resist the mainland's pressure for unification. Based on past trends, Taiwan will likely continue to maintain its economic ties with the mainland and remain committed to its national defense in order to deter and defend against the PLA. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States | en_US |
dc.title | TAIWANESE NATIONAL IDENTITY, CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS, AND THE THREAT OF THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY: EXAMINING TAIWAN'S RELATIONS WITH MAINLAND CHINA SINCE 2000 | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | Twomey, Christopher P. | |
dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs (NSA) | |
dc.subject.author | Republic of China | en_US |
dc.subject.author | People's Republic of China | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Taiwan | en_US |
dc.subject.author | China | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Cross-Strait Relations | en_US |
dc.subject.author | National Identity | en_US |
dc.subject.author | National Security | en_US |
dc.subject.author | National Defense | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Economy | en_US |
dc.subject.author | International Relations | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Chen Shui-bien | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Ma Ying-jeou | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Tsai Ing-wen | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Kuomintang | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Nationalist Party | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Democratic Progressive Party | en_US |
dc.subject.author | One Country Two Systems | en_US |
dc.subject.author | 1992 Consensus | en_US |
dc.subject.author | One China Respective Interpretation | en_US |
dc.subject.author | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Cross-strait Services Trade Agreement | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement | en_US |
dc.description.service | Major, United States Air Force | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Arts in Security Studies (Far East, Southeast Asia, the Pacific) | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Security Studies (Far East, Southeast Asia, the Pacific) | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.identifier.thesisid | 32754 | |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release. distribution is unlimited | en_US |
dc.identifier.curriculumcode | 682, Far East, Southeast Asia, Pacific |
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