Countering Chinas efforts to Isolate Taiwan Diplomatically in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Development Assistance and Disaster Relief

Abstract

The Republic of China (ROC, also known as Taiwan)a liberal democratic republic under threat from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC, China)faces a growing challenge as the number of countries that extend it formal diplomatic recognition continues to shrink. In the past, Taiwan spent substantially to compete with China for global diplomatic recognition. Today, however, Chinas deeper pockets means that Taipei has to spend smarter and give more strategically if it wants to continue to leverage development assistance as an incentive for countries to refrain from swapping recognition to Beijing in exchange for economic rewards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1096835

Entities

People

  • Logan Ma
  • Lyle J. Morris
  • Scott W. Harold

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Commerce
  • Department Of State
  • Environmental Protection
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Systems
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Public Policy
  • Students
  • Water Purification

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design