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Conceptualising Taiwan’s Soft Power Projection in its ‘New Southbound Policy’ / Lee, Karl Chee Leong   Journal Article
Lee, Karl Chee Leong Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract This paper examines Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP-T) from a soft power conceptual perspective. It traces the origins of the NSP-T before the Tsai Ing-wen administration came into power in 2016 and then discusses the NSP-T’s subsequent implementation. Through an overview of the earlier ‘Go South Policy’ (GSP) during the administrations of Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou (1994–2016), this paper finds that soft power was not institutionalised in the policy despite it being a prevalent concept, and repeatedly propagated by successive Taiwanese presidents for their foreign policy goals. Soft power is now outlined as the ‘overarching link’ connecting Taiwan and the NSP-T countries for the attainment of the former’s three strategic aims ─ identifying a new direction and driving force for a new stage of Taiwan’s economic development, redefining Taiwan’s important role in regional development and creating future value for Taiwan’s engagements in the region. This article seeks to extrapolate how soft power contributes to the achievement of the three policy visions in Southeast Asia. Through assessments of NSP-T cooperation programmes and strategies in its six sectors of medical care, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, education and civil society, an analytical model is introduced to explain Taiwan’s soft power projection in Southeast Asia.
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Looking South: Comparing the Regional Policies of Taiwan and South Korea / Lee, Karl Chee Leong; Jamil, Nur Shahadah; Kamaruddin, Nurliana   Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract This special issue discusses the roles played by two ‘middle powers’ in the Indo-Pacific region: Taiwan and South Korea. It examines their attempts to use regional policy to decrease their dependence on the great powers and thereby reduce their overall level of marginalisation and subordination. The two states find themselves navigating through a complex geopolitical landscape amid US–China rivalry while, at the same time, working to meet their own challenges in regional affairs. In recent years, both have aimed to diversify their relationships and expand their presence across the wider region with a ‘New Southbound Policy’ (NSP-T), in the case of Taiwan, and a ‘New Southern Policy’ (NSP-K), in the case of South Korea. Both policies are aimed at important neighbours, namely Southeast Asia and India, major recipients of Taiwanese and South Korean capital, technology, cultural influence and educational aid.
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