Southeast Asia and cross‐strait relations
The policy of separation of politics and economics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12422889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel C Y Ku (National Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 421-442 |
| Publication date | 1998-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10670569808724324 |
| OpenAlex | W2028985965 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
During the periods of July‐August 1995 and mid‐March 1996, China initiated a series of missile tests and military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, and the mainland for many was considered responsible for the rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait. But, Southeast Asian countries held Taiwan responsible for stimulating the mainland's military actions because of the island's claim for independence. Why? There are three different theoretical arguments on this issue, i.e. those of political primacy, economic determinism, and the separation of politics and economics. This paper contends that the principle of separation of politics and economics is the policy that Southeast Asian countries pursue in developing their relations with the PRC and the ROC, i.e. maintaining official and full‐scale relations with the PRC, but keeping unofficial and economic links with Taiwan. Therefore, for Southeast Asian countries, the PRC's military exercises in the Taiwan Strait were a political and not an economic problem, and one between the mainland and Taiwan. This is the key factor in explaining attitudes in Southeast Asian nations toward the Taiwan Strait crisis
China · Development economics · East Asia · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Mainland · Mainland China · Political economy · Political science · Political status of Taiwan · Politics · Sociology · Southeast asia · Southeast Asian studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |