Accession Number:

AD1096835

Title:

Countering Chinas efforts to Isolate Taiwan Diplomatically in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Role of Development Assistance and Disaster Relief

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

RAND Corporation Santa Monica United States

Personal Author(s):

• Harold,Scott W.
• Morris,Lyle J.
• Ma,Logan

Report Date:

2019-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

46.0

Abstract:

The Republic of China ROC, also known as Taiwana liberal democratic republic under threat from the Peoples Republic of China PRC, Chinafaces a growing challenge as the number of countries that extend it formal diplomatic recognition continues to shrink. In the past, Taiwan spent substantially to compete with China for global diplomatic recognition. Today, however, Chinas deeper pockets means that Taipei has to spend smarter and give more strategically if it wants to continue to leverage development assistance as an incentive for countries to refrain from swapping recognition to Beijing in exchange for economic rewards.

Descriptors:

• Taiwan
• environmental protection
• humanitarian assistance
• public policy
• foreign aid
• water purification
• market economy
• health care
• foreign relations
• LATIN AMERICA
• Caribbean sea islands
• diplomacy
• china

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Escape, Rescue and Survival

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE