Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office
Due to its diplomatic isolation since being ousted from the United Nations in 1971, the Republic of China (ROC; Taiwan) has to rely mainly on para-diplomacy for its external affairs. Taipei therefore operates close to a hundred unofficial overseas missions to represent it in states which do not r...
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| author | Low, Benjamin Quan Hui |
| author2 | Kei Koga |
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| description | Due to its diplomatic isolation since being ousted from the United Nations in 1971, the Republic
of China (ROC; Taiwan) has to rely mainly on para-diplomacy for its external affairs. Taipei
therefore operates close to a hundred unofficial overseas missions to represent it in states which
do not recognise it as a sovereign state. Typically called Taipei Economic and Cultural Offices
(TECO), they are officially private institutions. This Graduation Project seeks to find out
whether TECOs can be considered diplomatic missions, except in name. By establishing a
benchmark on what constitutes a diplomatic mission, the thesis posits that whether or not
TECOs can be defined as diplomatic missions largely depends on the host state and the strength
of bilateral relations between it and the ROC. The diplomatic and legal status of the ROC,
including the rationale for setting up TECOs, coupled with their symbolism and implications
will also be discussed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/735102019-12-10T13:07:33Z Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office Low, Benjamin Quan Hui Kei Koga School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia::Taiwan DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::China DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::East Asia Due to its diplomatic isolation since being ousted from the United Nations in 1971, the Republic of China (ROC; Taiwan) has to rely mainly on para-diplomacy for its external affairs. Taipei therefore operates close to a hundred unofficial overseas missions to represent it in states which do not recognise it as a sovereign state. Typically called Taipei Economic and Cultural Offices (TECO), they are officially private institutions. This Graduation Project seeks to find out whether TECOs can be considered diplomatic missions, except in name. By establishing a benchmark on what constitutes a diplomatic mission, the thesis posits that whether or not TECOs can be defined as diplomatic missions largely depends on the host state and the strength of bilateral relations between it and the ROC. The diplomatic and legal status of the ROC, including the rationale for setting up TECOs, coupled with their symbolism and implications will also be discussed. Bachelor of Arts 2018-03-22T07:18:38Z 2018-03-22T07:18:38Z 2018 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73510 en Nanyang Technological University 33 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia::Taiwan DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::China DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::East Asia Low, Benjamin Quan Hui Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office |
| title | Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office |
| title_full | Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office |
| title_fullStr | Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office |
| title_full_unstemmed | Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office |
| title_short | Just an awkward accommodation? A study on the role and function of the Taipei economic and cultural office |
| title_sort | just an awkward accommodation a study on the role and function of the taipei economic and cultural office |
| topic | DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia::Taiwan DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::China DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::East Asia |
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