Globalization and security : implications for Cross-Strait relations

• Main Authors: David Prentice, 潘大衛
• Other Authors: David Blundell
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qbeg8p

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 亞太研究英語碩士學位學程(IMAS) === 107 === This thesis examines the relationship between the globalization process and its impact of security, applying its findings to the case of the cross-Strait relationship. The cross-Strait relationship can be characterized by a puzzling dichotomy of high tensions and the very real danger of military conflict on the one hand, and rapid economic integration into broader globalizing trends on the other. Although the conflict between the two sides can be seen to have stemmed from the Chinese Civil War of the 1940’s, the situation intensified during the post-Cold War years in the backdrop of China's opening up policy and Taiwan with its own economic achievements, Taiwan's democratic processes, and the rise of a Taiwanese identity, suggesting the forces of globalization were largely at play. This thesis argues that the relationship between the globalization process and international security are of increasing importance in helping us to better understand developments at the international level in general. This thesis will apply these findings to focus specifically on the China-Taiwan dilemma, examining the effect globalization has had on cross-Strait relations analyzing economic globalization as well as other dimensions linked to the globalization process such as Taiwan's democratization, and a rise in Taiwanese national identity. Keywords: Globalization, Security, Cross-Strait Relations, Taiwan, China