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Taiwan strait crises and Chiang Kai-shek's strategic thinking : a perspective from the Taiwan's archive

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  • Matsumoto, Haruka

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This paper uses Taiwan's archival documents to reexamine the two Taiwan Strait crises and the characteristics of Chiang Kai-shek's strategic thinking. Section 2 examines the oscillation of U.S. policy concerning the ROC's offensive toward mainland China and the defense of the Da-chen islands before and after the initiation of the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1954-1955. Doing so will highlight the contradictory U.S. attitude that contributed to the crisis and weakened its ability to control Chiang. Section 3 focuses on Chiang Kai-shek's strategic vision toward East Asia. In particular, this section focuses on his strategic thinking and tries to assess whether or not he was a "reckless" or "irrational" leader as often described in the previous research on his personality.

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  • Matsumoto, Haruka, 2014. "Taiwan strait crises and Chiang Kai-shek's strategic thinking : a perspective from the Taiwan's archive," IDE Discussion Papers 481, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).
    • Handle: RePEc:jet:dpaper:dpaper481
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    Keywords

    Taiwan; China; East Asia; United States; Foreign policy; Foreign relations; International conflicts; Archives; Chiang Kai-shek; Taiwan’s Archives; Taiwan Strait Crises; Quemoy; Da-chen;
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    JEL classification:

    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • N45 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Asia including Middle East
    • Z00 - Other Special Topics - - General - - - General

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