Taiwan and Cross-strait Relations in an Era of Great Power Rivalry: Navigating Rising Tensions and Strategic Ambiguity

Qi provides a comprehensive exploration of the complex and evolving dynamics in and between Taiwan, China, and the United States from 2016 to 2024.

Through three unique analytical perspectives – Movement Government and Movement Society, Cross-Strait Relations Trio, and Strategic Ambiguity – these chapters delve into 23 significant political, economic, and social developments that have shaped the Taiwan issue. It provides a broad spectrum of political, economic and social developments, extending beyond the first term of Tsai Ing-wen’s administration and provides valuable frameworks that extend beyond the Taiwan context, applicable to state-society relations in other countries and other geopolitical conflicts.

An essential resource for academics, researchers and students in comparative politics, international relations, political sociology as well as policymakers and those interested in further understanding the East Asian geopolitics, the future of Taiwan–China–US relations and the evolving dynamics in East Asia.

Dongtao Qi is Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. He received his PhD in Sociology from Stanford University and conducts research in political sociology, especially on state-society relations and nationalism in Taiwan and mainland China.