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104988
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2011.
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This article is the first systematic attempt at estimating the size of Taiwanese foreign aid and, thus, the cost of Taiwan's aid diplomacy. It questions the Republic of China (ROC) President Ma Ying-jeou's justification of his 'diplomatic truce' with China as necessitated by an ineffectiveness of his predecessor Chen Shui-bian's costly aid diplomacy. Deriving its evidence from the ROC governmental budgets, local media reports and interviews with Taiwanese officials involved in foreign aid implementation, the article argues that President Chen did not engage in 'generous financial aid' and proposes that this parsimony, rather than futility of aid diplomacy as a strategy to expand Taiwan's international space, should be considered as contributing to Taipei's diplomatic failures from 2000 to 2008.
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170150
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Since the late 1990s, Taiwan has leveraged humanitarianism—both the world’s and its
own citizens’ humanitarian impulse—in a variety of ways. Presenting itself at times as a victim of
disasters and at times as a rescuer and aid provider, Taiwan seeks to assert its presence and role in
the global arena through the expansion of its humanitarian space. This article looks at the ways in
which Taiwan has pursued these goals. Over the same period, Taiwan’s humanitarianism has evolved.
While government support for, and involvement in, humanitarian action was long rhetorical, Taiwan’s
improved Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) capabilities and civilian-military
coordination have implications for both regional security and U.S. policy towards Taiwan.
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