Taiwan in Africa

Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainties

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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While China’s role and place in Africa has garnered a lot of scholarly attention—be it praise or condemnation—not much has been written about Taiwan’s role and place on the continent even though Taiwan was a major player and partner in Africa’s quest for growth and development. From the 1960s to 1971, more African countries had diplomatic relations with Taiwan as opposed to China. But less than five decades after the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 was passed, there has been a reversal of fortune in terms of supremacy and diplomatic recognition with only one country, Eswatini, recognizing Taiwan as an independent country. Taiwan in Africa: Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainties, edited by Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, addresses gaps in academic literature regarding Taiwan’s engagement with states and societies on the continent. This book examines international political economy, international security, the history of modern Africa, and geopolitical pressures and conflict. It addresses Taiwan’s early engagement with the continent and the geopolitical and economic considerations that influenced African governments in their decision-making vis-à-vis their relationship with Taipei.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-11-11
Mått157 x 237 x 22 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor188
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793650924

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ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Taiwan in Africa: The Reversal of Political and Diplomatic Fortunes and the Possibility of a Resurgence in the Twenty-First CenturyPart One: Taiwan in Africa: Then and NowChapter 1: Taiwan in Africa: The Early Years and Years of Developmental Assistance Sabella Ogbobode AbiddeChapter 2: Taiwan-Africa Relations: Exploring the Changing Trends Felix Kumah-AbiwuChapter 3: Imperialism and the Taiwan Question: The Tragedy of the United Nations and Africa’s Helplessness Felix O.U OriakhiPart Two: Diplomatic Recognition and Geopolitical ConsiderationsChapter 4: Taiwan's Overture to Somaliland Walters SamahChapter 5: Taiwan and Apartheid South Africa Charmaine PretoriusChapter 6: Taiwan’s Non-formal International Engagement in the Absence of Formal International Recognition Siphamandla ZondiPart Three: Economic and Geopolitical ConsiderationChapter 7: China-Taiwan Geoeconomic Competition for Diplomatic Recogn

Taiwan in Africa: Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainties offers a comprehensive exploration of the contours that characterize Taiwan’s relations with, and presence in, Africa. One of the many laudable virtues about this book is that it eschews the China-bashing that one would expect from a book that details the China-Taiwan jostle for international recognition. At the same time, it does not fall into the trap of beatifying Taiwan, despite its entrenched democracy as compared to China’s equally entrenched political system. This book is a gift and a necessity for international relations scholars, academics, historians, and public servants seeking to understand Taiwan’s checkered history with the African continent, and the force of expediency, agency, and realism in determining a country’s choice of international partners.