CrossStrait Relations

Relations across the Taiwan Strait are one of the most intricate, intractable-and consequential-security and political questions in Asia and the world. As a proverbial flashpoint, it remains an enduring source of instability or concern in regional and global affairs. This course will engage students in an in-depth examination of the issues and complexities surrounding China-Taiwan relations. The course will explore and discuss, among other things, the theoretical facets, political history, identity politics, political economy, security dynamics, and potential resolutions of cross-strait relations. The goals, strategies, rationales and domestic underpinnings of the main actors in this ongoing and evolving political story will also be examined.