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題名 歐洲聯盟小國加強與台灣的非正式關係: 立陶宛和捷克的個案研究
Small States in the European Union Strengthening Informal Relations with Taiwan: Case Studies of Lithuania and the Czech Republic作者 洪麗娜
Vaehaekangs, Pauliina Eerika貢獻者 盧業中
Yeh-Chung Lu
洪麗娜
Pauliina Eerika Vaehaekangs關鍵詞 台灣
歐洲聯盟
立陶宛
捷克
Taiwan
European Union
Lithuania
Czech Republic
asymmetry theory
small states日期 2024 上傳時間 1-Jul-2024 13:24:44 (UTC+8) 摘要 本論文通過立陶宛和捷克共和國的案例研究，介紹了歐盟小國如何加強與台灣的非正式關係。 這兩個案例的異同為加強與台灣的非外交關係之利弊提供了深刻見解。 立陶宛由於近期的親台政策，遭到了中國強大的外交壓力和經濟脅迫。 捷克共和國則逐步加強了與台灣的關係，較少面對來自中國的壓迫。 本文是從不對稱理論的分析角度來探討小國在國際關係中的角色。
This thesis introduces how small states in the European Union strengthen informal relations with Taiwan through the case studies of Lithuania and the Czech Republic. The differences and similarities of these two case studies offer insight into the benefits and consequences of strengthening non-diplomatic ties with Taiwan. In response to Lithuania's recent Taiwan-friendly policies, it faced strong diplomatic pressure and economic coercion from China. The Czech Republic has gradually strengthened its relations with Taiwan over time and faced less severe responses from China. The perspective of analysis is the role of small states in international relations through the lens of asymmetry theory.參考文獻 Journal Articles and Academic Publications: Biedermann, R. (2018). Reimagining Taiwan? the EU’s foreign policy and strategy in Asia. European Foreign Affairs Review, 23(Issue 3), 305–325. https://doi.org/10.54648/eerr2018028 Bohman, V. (2021). 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國立政治大學
國際研究英語碩士學位學程(IMPIS)
110862029資料來源 http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0110862029 資料類型 thesis dc.contributor.advisor 盧業中 zh_TW dc.contributor.advisor Yeh-Chung Lu en_US dc.contributor.author (Authors) 洪麗娜 zh_TW dc.contributor.author (Authors) Pauliina Eerika Vaehaekangs en_US dc.creator (作者) 洪麗娜 zh_TW dc.creator (作者) Vaehaekangs, Pauliina Eerika en_US dc.date (日期) 2024 en_US dc.date.accessioned 1-Jul-2024 13:24:44 (UTC+8) - dc.date.available 1-Jul-2024 13:24:44 (UTC+8) - dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 1-Jul-2024 13:24:44 (UTC+8) - dc.identifier (Other Identifiers) G0110862029 en_US dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/152125 - dc.description (描述) 碩士 zh_TW dc.description (描述) 國立政治大學 zh_TW dc.description (描述) 國際研究英語碩士學位學程(IMPIS) zh_TW dc.description (描述) 110862029 zh_TW dc.description.abstract (摘要) 本論文通過立陶宛和捷克共和國的案例研究，介紹了歐盟小國如何加強與台灣的非正式關係。 這兩個案例的異同為加強與台灣的非外交關係之利弊提供了深刻見解。 立陶宛由於近期的親台政策，遭到了中國強大的外交壓力和經濟脅迫。 捷克共和國則逐步加強了與台灣的關係，較少面對來自中國的壓迫。 本文是從不對稱理論的分析角度來探討小國在國際關係中的角色。 zh_TW dc.description.abstract (摘要) This thesis introduces how small states in the European Union strengthen informal relations with Taiwan through the case studies of Lithuania and the Czech Republic. The differences and similarities of these two case studies offer insight into the benefits and consequences of strengthening non-diplomatic ties with Taiwan. In response to Lithuania's recent Taiwan-friendly policies, it faced strong diplomatic pressure and economic coercion from China. The Czech Republic has gradually strengthened its relations with Taiwan over time and faced less severe responses from China. The perspective of analysis is the role of small states in international relations through the lens of asymmetry theory. en_US dc.description.tableofcontents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS I LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES II CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 SECTION 1: RESEARCH MOTIVATION AND QUESTIONS 1 1.1.1. RESEARCH MOTIVATION 1 1.1.2. RESEARCH QUESTION 3 1.1.3. RESEARCH IMPLICATION 4 SECTION 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 5 1.2.1. LITERATURE ON EU-TAIWAN RELATIONS 5 1.2.2. LITERATURE ON CEE-TAIWAN RELATIONS 9 1.2.3. LITERATURE ON CZECH AND LITHUANIA-TAIWAN RELATIONS 12 SECTION 3: RESEARCH APPROACH AND METHODS 15 1.3.1. THEORETICAL APPROACH 15 1.3.2. RESEARCH METHODS 19 1.3.3. STRUCTURE OF RESEARCH 20 1.3.4. SCOPE OF RESEARCH 20 1.3.5. LIMITATIONS 21 CHAPTER 2: EU-TAIWAN RELATIONS 23 2.1. EU’S TAIWAN POLICY 23 2.2. EU’S CHINA POLICY CONCERNING TAIWAN 25 2.3. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 28 2.4. EU’S TOOLS TO COUNTER ECONOMIC COERCION 31 2.5. EU OPINION ON TAIWAN AND CHINA 32 2.6. EU’S ROLE IN POWER ASYMMETRY 34 CHAPTER 3: CASE STUDY ON LITHUANIA-TAIWAN RELATIONS 36 3.1. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN LITHUANIA-TAIWAN RELATIONS 36 3.2. TRADE BETWEEN LITHUANIA AND TAIWAN 39 3.3. VISITS BETWEEN TAIWAN AND LITHUANIA 40 3.4. LITHUANIA-CHINA RELATIONS 42 3.5. CHINA’S ECONOMIC COERCION 46 3.6. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CHINA’S TRADE RESTRICTIONS 50 3.7. SUPPORT FROM LITHUANIA’S ALLIES 53 3.8. ASYMMETRY IN LITHUANIA-TAIWAN RELATIONS AND CHINA 54 CHAPTER 4: CASE STUDY ON CZECH-TAIWAN RELATIONS 59 4.1. BACKGROUND OF CZECH-TAIWAN RELATIONS 59 4.2. TRADE BETWEEN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND TAIWAN 62 4.3. CZECH DOMESTIC POLITICS ON TAIWAN 64 4.4. CZECH SENATE PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO TAIWAN 67 4.5. CZECH-CHINA RELATIONS 71 4.6. ASYMMETRY IN CZECH-TAIWAN RELATIONS AND CHINA 75 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION 78 5.1. COMPARING THE CASE STUDIES 78 5.2. POLICY SUGGESTIONS 79 5.3. FINAL CONCLUSIONS 80 BIBLIOGRAPHY 83 zh_TW dc.format.extent 2000021 bytes - dc.format.mimetype application/pdf - dc.source.uri (資料來源) http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0110862029 en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) 台灣 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) 歐洲聯盟 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) 立陶宛 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) 捷克 zh_TW dc.subject (關鍵詞) Taiwan en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) European Union en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) Lithuania en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) Czech Republic en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) asymmetry theory en_US dc.subject (關鍵詞) small states en_US dc.title (題名) 歐洲聯盟小國加強與台灣的非正式關係: 立陶宛和捷克的個案研究 zh_TW dc.title (題名) Small States in the European Union Strengthening Informal Relations with Taiwan: Case Studies of Lithuania and the Czech Republic en_US dc.type (資料類型) thesis en_US dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Journal Articles and Academic Publications: Biedermann, R. (2018). Reimagining Taiwan? the EU’s foreign policy and strategy in Asia. 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