Implications of Brexit for East Asia

David W. F. Huang is currently an associate research fellow of the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. He also holds a joint appointment as a full-time Associate Professor in the Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University. From 2004 to 2008, he was transferred to the Taiwan government to serve in the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States. His current research focuses on comparative regionalism, EU and US politics.Michael Reilly is a Senior Fellow of the Taiwan Studies Program at Nottingham University (non-resident), United Kingdom. His research interest is the EU’s relations with Taiwan, specifically prospects and opportunities for developing these against the continuing rise of China. A former career diplomat, he spent over 30 years working for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, principally handling UK policy towards East and South East Asia.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Brexit and the Anti-establishment Mood.- 3. The Burial of Thatcherism? The Impact of Brexit on the UK’s Relations with North East Asia.- 4. Era of Realignments: Britain and Its Relations with China Post-Brexit.- 5. EU-China Relations After Brexit.- 6. Is the Western Alliance Crumbling? A Japanese Perspective on Brexit.- 7. Lost in Brexit: The Complexities of Negotiating a New Trade Deal Between Korea and the United Kingdom.- 8. The Lessons from Brexit and Its Impact on Singapore and ASEAN.- 9. Brexit and Taiwan: An Opportunity for a New Agreement or Wishful Thinking?.- 10. Identity Mobilization, Path Dependence, and the Future of the European Union After Brexit.