| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 亞太研究英語碩士學位學程(IMAS) === 103 === Since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, Taiwan has faced a fierce diplomatic battle against China for international recognition. There have been many studies regarding the growing presence of China in Latin America and how that affects Taiwan. What are the reasons for these countries to maintain this long-standing relationship with Taiwan? This study has covered the Cold War years to analyse the importance of the United States and their battle against Communism for Taiwan-Central America relations and it also allowed us to understand the reasons why they still support Taiwan. The result of the analysis showed us how the U.S. policy towards Central America, but not the growing presence of China, has been the main factor to shape the relations between the ROC and Central American countries. Three variables have been used to explain why Central American countries recognize Taiwan as a state: Foreign policy, economic factors and regime type. Through this study, I came across the roots of the problem with Taiwan’s status and also acquired a better understanding of the dynamic in U.S. – Central America – Taiwan relations.
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