Going South or going sour? Chinese pressure on Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy
Dr. Lindsay Black, Assistant Professor, Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)
Abstract
Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen has renewed calls for Taiwanese businesses to invest in Southeast Asia rather than China. Building on attempts by previous presidents to encourage Taiwanese businesses to diversify their investments, Tsai’s New Southbound policy aims to transform not only Taiwan’s economic relations, but also its political role in the East Asian region. Investing in Southeast Asia is not without risk, however, and critics assert that if mainland China does not acquiesce to this policy then Tsai’s efforts could well ‘go sour’. The success of the New Southbound policy therefore depends on how well the Tsai administration responds to domestic concerns and manages cross-Straits relations. This research will contextualize Taiwan’s new regional strategy and assess the impact of Chinese pressure on the New Southbound policy.
Time and venue
13 September 2017, 15.15-17.00, Lipsius 001
All are welcome! Entrance is free
Dates | Room | Presenter | Affiliation |
13 September 2017 | LIPSIUS 001 | Lindsay Black | Leiden University |
26 September 2017 | WIJKPL2 – 001 | Ge Jianxiong | Fudan University |
4 October 2017 | LIPSIUS 001 | Jeroen de Kloet | University of Amsterdam |
18 October 2017 | VRIESH2 – 004 | Christopher Rea | The University of British Columbia |
25 October 2017 | LIPSIUS 001 | Ching-Ling Wang | Rijksmuseum |
15 November 2017 | WIJKPL4 – 005 | Daniel Stumm | Leiden University |
7 December 2017 | EYCKH2 – 005 | James Benn | McMaster University |
13 December 2017 | REUVENS 201a | Rongdao Lai | University of Southern California |