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Security policy
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bush, Richard |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | The security challenge faced by the republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan, with its complex history and unique political character, is probably unique. This chapter focuses on the quest for security, then reviews how the ROC regime has sought to enhance it in the key periods of its history, and then assesses current and future challenges. In considering the security peril that small states face, it is useful to incorporate the idea of a "strategic lottery." In the strategic lottery of East Asia, the ROC was, relatively speaking: winning from 1928 to 1931; losing more and more in the 1931–1941 decade; recouping losses somewhat with the post-1941 alliance with the United States; and in increasingly dire straits during the 1970s. China's defense strategy has been to build capabilities that would at least complicate and perhaps negate the ability of US armed forces to come to the defense of allies and friends in the region, including Taiwan. Book Name: Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9781315769523-35&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 543 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Starting Page | 529 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315769523-35 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2016-05-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan Information and Library Science History Strategic Lottery Losses Friends Losing Allies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
