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Taiwan’s traditional security challenges as a contested state

Taiwan’s traditional security challenges as a contested state
Taiwan’s traditional security challenges as a contested state
The People's Republic of China’s desire to retake Taiwan stems from its concerns over territorial integrity, the Chinese Communist Party’s regime survival, as well as Beijing’s perception of the geostrategic importance of Taiwan. Nevertheless, Taiwan’s survival as a contested state since 1971 has constrained its ability to strengthen its military capabilities. Taiwan’s traditional security challenges have deepened over time primarily because of the slanting military balance across the Taiwan Strait following the People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) ambitious modernization. The PLA has obtained ground, air and naval superiority over its Taiwanese counterpart and improved its C4ISR, information warfare, and A2/AD capabilities. The uncertain semi-alliance relationship with the U.S.A. and pitfalls in Taiwan’s defense reforms have complicated these deepening security threats from across the Strait. The grueling national security tests Taiwan faces today are onerous.
Taiwan, People's Liberation Army (PLA) modernization, U.S.A., contested state, Taiwan Strait, China-U.S. relations
88-99
Routledge
Chu, Ming-Chin Monique
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Ganguly, Sumit
Scobell, Andrew
Liow, Joseph Chinyong
Chu, Ming-Chin Monique
a9f472b8-016d-48a2-927d-d9df73a0fa87
Ganguly, Sumit
Scobell, Andrew
Liow, Joseph Chinyong

Chu, Ming-Chin Monique (2017) Taiwan’s traditional security challenges as a contested state. In, Ganguly, Sumit, Scobell, Andrew and Liow, Joseph Chinyong (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies. 2nd ed. New York and London. Routledge, pp. 88-99.

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Abstract

The People's Republic of China’s desire to retake Taiwan stems from its concerns over territorial integrity, the Chinese Communist Party’s regime survival, as well as Beijing’s perception of the geostrategic importance of Taiwan. Nevertheless, Taiwan’s survival as a contested state since 1971 has constrained its ability to strengthen its military capabilities. Taiwan’s traditional security challenges have deepened over time primarily because of the slanting military balance across the Taiwan Strait following the People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) ambitious modernization. The PLA has obtained ground, air and naval superiority over its Taiwanese counterpart and improved its C4ISR, information warfare, and A2/AD capabilities. The uncertain semi-alliance relationship with the U.S.A. and pitfalls in Taiwan’s defense reforms have complicated these deepening security threats from across the Strait. The grueling national security tests Taiwan faces today are onerous.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2017
Published date: 2017
Keywords: Taiwan, People's Liberation Army (PLA) modernization, U.S.A., contested state, Taiwan Strait, China-U.S. relations
Organisations: Politics & International Relations

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Local EPrints ID: 406901
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/406901
PURE UUID: 09260d7f-ee93-4829-b18b-79578dcc249c
ORCID for Ming-Chin Monique Chu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6646-2310

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Date deposited: 25 Mar 2017 02:07
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:20

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Editor: Sumit Ganguly
Editor: Andrew Scobell
Editor: Joseph Chinyong Liow

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