Taiwan and Tibet
Task 1: Complete the following readings:
Easley, Kim & Glaser (2016) “Grand Bargain or Bad Idea? download”
Peter Hessler’s 1999 essay “Tibet through Chinese Eyes (Links to an external site.)”
Task 2: Watch the following videos. Take notes while reading and watching.
Footages from PBS’s 1989 documentary film China in Revolution, 1911-1949:
USC-China Institute (2010) The Thaw: Taiwan and China’s Changing Relationship (Only Part 1):
CNA Insight (2019) Tsai Ing-wen’s Strategic Gamble on US-Taiwan Ties (Only Part 2):
Al Jazeera Inside Story (2019) on Tibet: Will Tibetans have a homeland of their own?
Task 3: Join the discussion thread below to address the following questions:
On Taiwan: The United States has been entangled in the complicated relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the mainland and the Republic of China (ROC) on the island of Taiwan since 1949. Based on the course materials for this week, on the status of Taiwan and the security surrounding the Taiwan Strait,
What are China’s, US’s and Taiwan’s interests and strategies, respectively?
Has the ROC (Taiwan) been more successful to maintain its status with the conciliatory approach adopted by the KMT-led Ma Ying-jeou administration from 2008 to 2016) or with the confrontational approach adopted by the DPP-led Tsai Ing-wen administration from 2016 to the present?
Do you think the US should continue its strategic ambiguity regarding Taiwan? What do you think about Easley, Kim and Glaser’s idea of a grand bargain between the PRC and the US? Can you think of any other solution to the Taiwan problem and why?
On Tibet: What do you think the US government should do about Tibet and the Tibetan people?
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