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
Chu, Ming-Chin Monique
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2017
Chu, Ming-Chin Monique
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Chu, Ming-Chin Monique
(2017)
Taiwan’s traditional security challenges as a contested state.
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Ganguly, Sumit, Scobell, Andrew and Liow, Joseph Chinyong
(eds.)
The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies.
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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
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/406901
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Sumit Ganguly
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Andrew Scobell
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Joseph Chinyong Liow
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