Date of Award
Fall 12-1-2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
H. Michael Erisman
Second Advisor
Samory Rashid
Third Advisor
Michael R. Chambers
Abstract
This thesis tries to explain why the Taiwanese have postponed several critical defense plans for seven years while China's threat toward Taiwan is increasing year by year. Many observers and scholars relate the deadlock over arms procurement in Taiwan to domestic political struggles since the DPP is not the majority party in the Legislative Yuan and opposition parties, such as the Kuomintang (KMT) and the People First Party (PFP), have repeatedly boycotted President Chen Shui-bian's policies. However, I found that domestic politics is insufficient for explaining such a deadlock. Rather, the U.S.China- Taiwan triangular relationship, including the variation of the Sino-U.S. relationship, Taiwanese leaders' perception of the Taiwan-U.S. military relationship, and the economic interdependence among U.S.-China-Taiwan, are the deeper causes responsible for the deadlock over the Taiwanese military buildup.
Recommended Citation
Hsieh, Pei-Shiue, "Explaining the Deadlock of Military Modernization in Taiwan during 2001 to 2007:
A Political-Economic Analysis" (2008). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3418.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/3418
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