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The U.S.-Taiwan-China Relationship in International Law and Policy
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For a country of its size, Taiwan has a tremendous influence on world affairs and U.S. policy. The U.S.-Taiwan-China Relationship in International Law and Policy describes the central issues animating the dynamic U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship and the salient international and domestic legal issues shaping U.S. policy in the Asia Pacific region. In this book, Lung-chu Chen gives particular attention to Taiwan's status under international law, and the role of
the U.S. Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) in the formulation and execution of U.S. policy toward Taiwan. This book endorses the central purpose of the Taiwan Relations Act-achieving a peaceful resolution to the Taiwan question-while offering policy alternatives that will empower Taiwan to participate more
actively in the international arena.
This book follows in the tradition of the New Haven School of international law. As such, it defines the common interests of the world community, which include demands for human dignity and security and the protection of human rights in accordance with bedrock norms such as the right to self-determination and the peaceful resolution of conflict. Chen proposes that in accordance with international law, historical trends, and contemporary political conditions, the people of Taiwan should
ultimately determine a path to normalized statehood through a plebiscite under the supervision of the international community.
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Professor Chen provides a sophisticated political-legal analysis of Taiwan's international status that will inform readers on all sides of this issue, together with a deeply informed brief for its independent statehood on both political and legal grounds. A valuable feature of the book is its detailed analysis of the origins and meaning of the Taiwan Relations Act, by which Congress set down the enduring principles that govern American Taiwan policy." -Andrew J.
Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University A most profound and important exposition of the evolution of a free and democratic Taiwan committed to human rights and political self-determination for twenty-three million Taiwanese; significant past, present, and projected relations with the United States and China; and common interests and opportunities regarding peace, human security, economic progress, and human dignity in the Asia Pacific region. This timely study also provides compelling recommendations for
political action, including a plebiscite through which the Taiwanese people can 'define their international status.'" -Jordan J. Paust, Law Center, University of Houston