Appeasing the Dragon: An Analysis of Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan as an Indicator of Chinese Influence on US Foreign Policy

Abstract

The realities of East Asia have significantly changed since the 1970s when the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) was enacted. Improvements in China's military posture and economic standing offset the balance of power that the TRA sought to maintain, yet China, Taiwan, and the United States continue to adhere to the provisions set forth by the decades old foreign policy. China's strengthening in the global market and direct investment in the US correlates distinctly with the size and scale of US foreign military sale (FMS) authorizations to Taiwan. The possibility that economic drivers could cause the United States to subjugate established goals for supporting and spreading democracy throughout the world drove an exploration of US foreign policy as it relates to Taiwan and China

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2011
Accession Number
AD1030801

Entities

People

  • Lisa M. Kensinger

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Economic Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Foreign Relations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union