The study of China''s Rising and America''s Asia-Pacific safety strategy:Viewpoint of Geopolitics

• Main Authors: Fan-Keng Wang, 王繁賡
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15830977735096221790

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 高階公共政策碩士班 === 93 === Abstract With the rapid growth of economy, the People''s Republic of China plays an important role in the global community since the reform and opening up in 1978. With the rising of China, China changes its view of the world. Under the concept of “Five Principles”, China changes its policy from “tao guang yang hui” to peaceful rise and peaceful development. The study uses the approach of geopolitics to discuss the relationship between geography and strategy, geography is the foundation of national safety strategy, existence and development. Napoleon Bonaparte has said when you understand the geography of one nation, you can understand its foreign policy. The study uses the concept of China’s peaceful rising to discuss the influences to other nations in Asia Pacific region including south and north Korea, Russia, Japan, Taiwan and ASEAN. By the way, after 911 Terrorist Attack, America changes its China policy and cooperates with China, China also improves it relationship with America at the same time. China’s peaceful rising no doubt would influence the interests of America in Asia Pacific region, therefore, the study focuses on how would America face the situation of China’s peaceful rising. On the early days of cold war, because of Taiwan’s special geographical position, Taiwan became the foundation of America’s deterrence theory. After the cold war, with the change of America’s global strategy and the end of Vietnam war, Taiwan became less important. Besides, the hegemony of America is weaken in the end of cold war, China tries to become the superpower of Asia Pacific region with the concept of peaceful raising. To Taiwan, the rise of China will limit the development of Taiwan, Taiwan needs to consider the growth and decline of America and China in the future.