Bridge over Troubled Water? Envisioning a China-Taiwan Peace Agreement

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ID11262055
AutoresPhillip C Saunders (Phillip C. Saunders is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University.), Scott L Kastner (Scott L. Kastner is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and was China Security Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies from 2007 to 2008.)
Ano2009
Volume33
Fascículo4
Páginas87-114
Data de publicação2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Security (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0162-2889 • E-ISSN: 1531-4804
EditoraMIT Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1162/isec.2009.33.4.87
OpenAlexW2088136523
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas38

In Taiwan's 2008 presidential election, both candidates advocated signing a peace agreement with China, and Chinese leaders have also expressed interest in reaching such an agreement. Although substantial obstacles remain in the way of a cross-strait peace agreement, this increased interest on both sides of the Taiwan Strait suggests that a closer examination of an agreement's possible dimensions and consequences is warranted. This analysis considers what an agreement might look like, whether and how it might be effective in reducing the possibility of cross-strait military conflict, the relevant barriers to an agreement, and whether an agreement—if reached—would be likely to endure

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