Taiwanese democracy under threat: impact and limit of Chinese military coercion.

From: Pacific Affairs | Date: March 22, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

The coercive tactics of China over its neighboring countries, especially Taiwan, are a result of the desire to assert its ideological position during an era when its economic growth is increasingly veering towards the Western model. The Chinese and Taiwanese governments are in a stalemate position as both have irreconcilable political ends. The US, for its part, could adopt a policy of ambiguity so as to discourage both countries from pursuing aggressive military policies against each other and its neighbors.

Since 1994, China has launched a series of military exercises to demonstrate its ...

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