Ian Tsung-Yen Chen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4099550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian Tsung-Yen Chen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian Tsung-Yen |
| FAMILY NAME | Chen |
| SIGNATURE | CHEN I T |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Sun Yat-sen University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1286-6453 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Contouring Sweet and Sour Pork Trade Politics: National Interest Framing and Public Opinion on US Pork Trade Liberalization in Taiwan
This study investigates how Taiwan’s government gained support for lifting the ban on US pork imports despite widespread health-risk opposition. We ask whether strategic framing can elevate collective national interests over individual concerns in a precarious geopolitical context. Using a vignette experiment that randomly assigns respondents to national-benefit versus personal-interest frames, we find that emphasizing Taiwan’s international spac…
China’s Health Silk Road: Vaccine Diplomacy and Health Governance
The Taiwan Strait: The Flashpoint of War between China and US-Led Alliance
Unpacking Asian Identity in Taiwan: An Empirical Study of Taiwanese University Students’ Perceptions of Asia1
Taiwanese university students, focusing on the impact of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP). The study uses data from the Asian Student Survey (ASS) to analyze how these students perceive neighboring Asian countries, particularly those targeted by the NSP. The findings reveal that Taiwanese students view Asia as a dynamic and diverse region but tend to prefer Western countries or developed Asian nations like Japan for education and career oppor…
China’s Economic Initiatives and their Impact on Environmental Governance of Global Infrastructure Projects
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have raised concerns among critics about their potential negative impact on global environmental governance. These China-led initiatives may lower the environmental and social safeguard standards of their infrastructure investments abroad to outcompete other international financial institutions (IFIs) like the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank. Th…
Cross-border Threats, Reputational Costs and the Evolution of an Authoritarian Club: The Case of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
This article adopted a repeated stag hunt game-theoretic model to explain the evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). It shows that the degree of state cooperation with the SCO relates positively to the expected benefits of legitimate suppression of domestic unrest, to the material and reputational costs of enforcing anti-human rights norms, to the continuation of the three evils and to the tolerance for other members’ occasiona…
Where you stand depends on where you sit: Inconsistencies in Taiwan legislators' positions on importing US meat
This study examines the political dynamics that shape legislators' policy positions on importing US meat into Taiwan during the past decade, focusing on the cases of US beef in 2012 and US pork in 2021. The trade policy surrounding this issue has become politically contentious, involving conflicting national interests and constituency preferences. Legislators face a dilemma, torn between prioritizing the interests of their constituents and aligni…
Trading for survival: Trade policy as a credible signal, alliance strategy, and public preferences in Taiwan
This article examines the connection between trade policy, alliance strategy, and public preferences. It argues that when a contentious trade agreement is perceived as a credible signal for aligning with a powerful adversary (bandwagoning), it is likely to provoke domestic opposition due to its negative impact on state survival. Conversely, when a contentious trade agreement is seen as a credible signal for counterbalancing an adversary with a no…
China and India s Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy and Health Security Partnerships in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute"s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia"s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.…
The Crisis of Covid-19 and the Political Economy of China's Vaccine Diplomacy
As the global shortage of Western vaccines persisted during the COVID-19 crisis, many severely affected countries become more susceptible to China's vaccine diplomacy, which involves trading vaccines for political concessions. The main focus of this article is to identify the factors that make China's vaccine diplomacy more effective. Using a mixed method, this study finds that political factors matter more than the severity of the health crisis.…
China as a Polar Great Power
China’s status deficit and the debut of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
This paper seeks to explore whether the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has become an instrument of power led by China to fulfill her geopolitical interests. After an investigation of the AIIB’s power structure, institutional design, and its 34 approved projects, this study finds that although the AIIB deviates to some extent from international standards while considering loan decisions, the bank itself does not appear to be a norm ch…
Balance of payments and power: Assessing China's global and regional interdependence relationship
Journal Article Balance of payments and power: assessing China's global and regional interdependence relationship Get access Ian Tsung-yen Chen Ian Tsung-yen Chen * International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, National Chengchi University, Taipei 11605, Taiwan *E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2014,…
A harmonized Southeast Asia? Explanatory typologies of Asean countries’ strategies to the rise of China
In the face of a rising China, some scholars have argued that ASEAN countries will choose to either bandwagon with or balance against China, while others believe they will respond with a more moderate policy known as ‘hedging’. In considering these options, ASEAN countries must take into account their individual interests within the economic and security structure of this region. In this research, we argue that each ASEAN country confronts diverg…
A harmonized Southeast Asia? Explanatory typologies of Asean countries’ strategies to the rise of China
In the face of a rising China, some scholars have argued that ASEAN countries will choose to either bandwagon with or balance against China, while others believe they will respond with a more moderate policy known as ‘hedging’. In considering these options, ASEAN countries must take into account their individual interests within the economic and security structure of this region. In this research, we argue that each ASEAN country confronts diverg…
China’s status deficit and the debut of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
This paper seeks to explore whether the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has become an instrument of power led by China to fulfill her geopolitical interests. After an investigation of the AIIB’s power structure, institutional design, and its 34 approved projects, this study finds that although the AIIB deviates to some extent from international standards while considering loan decisions, the bank itself does not appear to be a norm ch…
The Crisis of Covid-19 and the Political Economy of China's Vaccine Diplomacy
As the global shortage of Western vaccines persisted during the COVID-19 crisis, many severely affected countries become more susceptible to China's vaccine diplomacy, which involves trading vaccines for political concessions. The main focus of this article is to identify the factors that make China's vaccine diplomacy more effective. Using a mixed method, this study finds that political factors matter more than the severity of the health crisis.…
Trading for survival: Trade policy as a credible signal, alliance strategy, and public preferences in Taiwan
This article examines the connection between trade policy, alliance strategy, and public preferences. It argues that when a contentious trade agreement is perceived as a credible signal for aligning with a powerful adversary (bandwagoning), it is likely to provoke domestic opposition due to its negative impact on state survival. Conversely, when a contentious trade agreement is seen as a credible signal for counterbalancing an adversary with a no…
China as a Polar Great Power
A harmonized Southeast Asia? Explanatory typologies of Asean countries’ strategies to the rise of China
In the face of a rising China, some scholars have argued that ASEAN countries will choose to either bandwagon with or balance against China, while others believe they will respond with a more moderate policy known as ‘hedging’. In considering these options, ASEAN countries must take into account their individual interests within the economic and security structure of this region. In this research, we argue that each ASEAN country confronts diverg…
Balance of payments and power: Assessing China's global and regional interdependence relationship
Journal Article Balance of payments and power: assessing China's global and regional interdependence relationship Get access Ian Tsung-yen Chen Ian Tsung-yen Chen * International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, National Chengchi University, Taipei 11605, Taiwan *E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2014,…
China as a Polar Great Power
China’s status deficit and the debut of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
This paper seeks to explore whether the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has become an instrument of power led by China to fulfill her geopolitical interests. After an investigation of the AIIB’s power structure, institutional design, and its 34 approved projects, this study finds that although the AIIB deviates to some extent from international standards while considering loan decisions, the bank itself does not appear to be a norm ch…
The Crisis of Covid-19 and the Political Economy of China's Vaccine Diplomacy
As the global shortage of Western vaccines persisted during the COVID-19 crisis, many severely affected countries become more susceptible to China's vaccine diplomacy, which involves trading vaccines for political concessions. The main focus of this article is to identify the factors that make China's vaccine diplomacy more effective. Using a mixed method, this study finds that political factors matter more than the severity of the health crisis.…
China’s Economic Initiatives and their Impact on Environmental Governance of Global Infrastructure Projects
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have raised concerns among critics about their potential negative impact on global environmental governance. These China-led initiatives may lower the environmental and social safeguard standards of their infrastructure investments abroad to outcompete other international financial institutions (IFIs) like the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank. Th…
Cross-border Threats, Reputational Costs and the Evolution of an Authoritarian Club: The Case of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
This article adopted a repeated stag hunt game-theoretic model to explain the evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). It shows that the degree of state cooperation with the SCO relates positively to the expected benefits of legitimate suppression of domestic unrest, to the material and reputational costs of enforcing anti-human rights norms, to the continuation of the three evils and to the tolerance for other members’ occasiona…
Where you stand depends on where you sit: Inconsistencies in Taiwan legislators' positions on importing US meat
This study examines the political dynamics that shape legislators' policy positions on importing US meat into Taiwan during the past decade, focusing on the cases of US beef in 2012 and US pork in 2021. The trade policy surrounding this issue has become politically contentious, involving conflicting national interests and constituency preferences. Legislators face a dilemma, torn between prioritizing the interests of their constituents and aligni…
Trading for survival: Trade policy as a credible signal, alliance strategy, and public preferences in Taiwan
This article examines the connection between trade policy, alliance strategy, and public preferences. It argues that when a contentious trade agreement is perceived as a credible signal for aligning with a powerful adversary (bandwagoning), it is likely to provoke domestic opposition due to its negative impact on state survival. Conversely, when a contentious trade agreement is seen as a credible signal for counterbalancing an adversary with a no…
China and India s Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy and Health Security Partnerships in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute"s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia"s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.…
Unpacking Asian Identity in Taiwan: An Empirical Study of Taiwanese University Students’ Perceptions of Asia1
Taiwanese university students, focusing on the impact of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP). The study uses data from the Asian Student Survey (ASS) to analyze how these students perceive neighboring Asian countries, particularly those targeted by the NSP. The findings reveal that Taiwanese students view Asia as a dynamic and diverse region but tend to prefer Western countries or developed Asian nations like Japan for education and career oppor…
China’s Health Silk Road: Vaccine Diplomacy and Health Governance
The Taiwan Strait: The Flashpoint of War between China and US-Led Alliance
Contouring Sweet and Sour Pork Trade Politics: National Interest Framing and Public Opinion on US Pork Trade Liberalization in Taiwan
This study investigates how Taiwan’s government gained support for lifting the ban on US pork imports despite widespread health-risk opposition. We ask whether strategic framing can elevate collective national interests over individual concerns in a precarious geopolitical context. Using a vignette experiment that randomly assigns respondents to national-benefit versus personal-interest frames, we find that emphasizing Taiwan’s international spac…
China (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Politics (7 works) · International Development and Aid (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Diplomacy (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Geography (3 works)