Reassessing Seoul's "one China" policy: South Korea-Taiwan "unofficial" relations after 30 years (1992-2022)/ Chaewon Lee and Adam P. Liff
Material type: TextPublication details: 2023Subject(s): Online resources: In: Journal of Contemporary China Vol 32 No 143, September 2023, pp745-764Summary: Amid U.S.-led efforts to "internationalize and multilateralize" support for Taiwan in response to mounting pressure from China, the 2021 U.S.-South Korea presidential statement's unprecedented reference to "peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait" made global headlines. This study analyzes contemporary Korea-Taiwan relations in historic and comparative perspective, focusing especially on Seoul's official 1992 position on "One China" and its implications for Korea's Taiwan policy. It demonstrates that Seoul has never recognized Beijing's self-defined "One China principle" concerning its essential claim of PRC sovereignty over Taiwan. Comparative analysis of Korea's position and subsequent policies with the U.S.', Japan's, and others' further reveals significant (potential) flexibility in Korea's approach to Taiwan. The relatively distant state of Korea-Taiwan relations today is the collective political choice of Korea's democratically-elected leaders-not the legacy of some (non-existent) putative commitment made to Beijing 30 years ago.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | SOUTH KOREA-TAIWAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 70054.1001 |
Amid U.S.-led efforts to "internationalize and multilateralize" support for Taiwan in response to mounting pressure from China, the 2021 U.S.-South Korea presidential statement's unprecedented reference to "peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait" made global headlines. This study analyzes contemporary Korea-Taiwan relations in historic and comparative perspective, focusing especially on Seoul's official 1992 position on "One China" and its implications for Korea's Taiwan policy. It demonstrates that Seoul has never recognized Beijing's self-defined "One China principle" concerning its essential claim of PRC sovereignty over Taiwan. Comparative analysis of Korea's position and subsequent policies with the U.S.', Japan's, and others' further reveals significant (potential) flexibility in Korea's approach to Taiwan. The relatively distant state of Korea-Taiwan relations today is the collective political choice of Korea's democratically-elected leaders-not the legacy of some (non-existent) putative commitment made to Beijing 30 years ago.
KOREA,TAIWAN
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