Taiwan and the Changing Dynamics of Sino-US Relations av Hung-Jen (National Cheng Kung University Ta Wang

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<P>Wang discusses the dynamics of Sino¿US relations since 2008 and the implications for relations between Taiwan and both the United States and the People¿s Republic of China.</P><P>Ever since China surpassed Japan to become the world¿s second largest economy, it has appeared to shift its policy shift from ¿biding our time¿ and a self-described ¿peaceful rise¿ toward increased assertiveness in regional and international affairs. This has only become more pronounced since the 19th Party National Congress in October 2017, when Xi Jinping reiterated his agenda for ¿the Chinese Dream.¿ In contrast, the US¿s ¿Pivot to Asia¿ strategy has been widely perceived as unsuccessful. In its precarious political position between China and the United States, Taiwan is especially exposed to the fluctuations in policy and diplomatic relations between the two powers. The three bilateral relationships are intertwined, with policy changes and actions in any one of them affecting the other two. Wang emphasi