Abstract
While Taiwan has been of great interest for Europe in terms of economy and trade, political obstacles have diminished the role of Taiwan in the political sphere for decades and the “One China” policy of the European Union (EU) and the member states has marginalized Taiwan’s role even further. Nevertheless, some space has been dedicated to Taiwan, and within Taiwan itself there is a growing interest in Europe and in the influence of Europe on Taiwan’s history. This volume presents a range of existing European perspectives on Taiwan from a number of different standpoints, including discussions on the ways in which the EU could play a more constructive role in helping to resolve some of the problems currently faced by Taiwan.
This edited volume represents the outcome of two workshops organized by and held at the European Institute for Asian Studies in Brussels. We would especially like to thank the Institute, Dick Gupwell, then Secretary General and Acting Director of the Institute and the entire EIAS Team. The editors, Jens Damm and Paul Lim, however, are solely responsible for any errors and omissions.
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Damm, J., Lim, P. (2012). Introduction: European Perspectives on Taiwan. In: Damm, J., Lim, P. (eds) European Perspectives on Taiwan. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-94303-9_1
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