Author: Wachman, Alan M.

Source: Journal of Asian and African Studies, Volume 35, Number 1, 2000 , pp. 183-203(21)

Publisher: BRILL

Abstract:

The contentious dispute between Beijing and Taipei about Taiwan's international status entails strongly held, but erroneous, views of China, Taiwan, and the course of history. Beijing's argument that Taiwan is a renegade province is not more persuasive than Taipei's assertion that it is the government of a sovereign state. However, Beijing's political clout is greater than Taipei's, so Beijing has intimidated the international community from accepting Taiwan as a state. Nevertheless, examining legal and historical factors to reconsider the rationale in both Beijing and Taipei makes evident that Taiwan should be viewed as a state.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156852100512112

Affiliations: 1: Assistant Professor of International Politics, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Publication date: 2000-02-01

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