James C. Hsiung

China's bitter victory : the war with Japan, 1937-1945

This unique reference traces the changing borders and ethnic balances that characterized the history of Eastern Europe during the twentieth century. After a preliminary overview, the book divides Eastern Europe into five regions, from the Baltic to the Balkans, and closely analyzes the ethnic structure of each regions constituent units over time. Summary chapters at the end of the volume present a comprehensive ethno-demographic portrait of the region at the start of the century, between the two world wars, and from the post-World War II period to the centurys end. The volume is richly illustrated with more than sixty figures, hundreds of tables, and multi-lingual indexes of place names and ethnic groups.

Sea Power, the Law of the Sea, and the Sino–Japanese East China Sea “Resource War”∗

Within the framework of the liberal theory of peace, the author analyzes maritime delimitation disputes that have occurred between Japan and China in the oil- and gas-rich East China Sea. He explains why they should be thought of as skirmishes in an unanticipated resource war.

Asia Pacific in the new world politics

The Post-Cold War Era - Asia Pacific in the New World Order, J.C. Hsiung Power and Policy - US Choices in a Changing Pacific Region, S. Chan Japan Redefining Its Role, B. Gordon Japan and Russian-Japanese Relations, P. Berton China in the Post-Nuclear Era, J.C. Hsiung Post-Cold War Philippine and South Korean International Relations, A. Celoza and M. Sours Taiwan and the Post-Cold War Order, C. Clark Impact of the New Asia Pacific on the Southeast Asian Nations, B. Gordon Alternative Directions for US Strategy in the Changing Pacific Basin, D. Denoon Asian Pacific Economic Integration in Global Perspective, P. Chow Asia Pacific and 21st-Century World Politics - Horizon-Gazing, J.C. Hsiung.

Diplomacy against Adversity: Foreign Relations under Chiang Ching-kuo

I n this article I look at the foreign relations of Taiwan (the Republic of China, or ROC) under the stewardship of Chiang Ching-kuo from 1969 to 1988. As a political scientist claiming a special interest in international relations, I approach the topic with great trepidation, for reasons more than modesty. The period under study concerns Taiwans fight for survival on the diplomatic front, from the recognition of Taipeis nemesis, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), by major countries (such as Japan, Canada, and the United States) to Nixons visit to Beijing, paving the way toward the severance of U.S.-ROC relations, to Taiwans fight against diplomatic isolation, or, as some might say, diplomatic strangulation by the PRC. By the time of Chiangs death in 1988 the ROC could claim success both in the game of diplomatic survival and in its domestic initiative toward full democratization. Yet that success was so unusual-unparalleled in modern history-that I can find little guidance from theory in attempting to unravel its myth, to explain how and why it came about. My greatest apprehension is that this article might amount to a haphazard rehashing of what happened and when, with no new insights offered, let alone findings with deductive power, as are usually expected of writings in political science.

The post-cold-war world order and the gulf crisis

In a real sense, the Persian Gulf crisis, which erupted with Iraqs 2 August 1990 invasion of Kuwait and ended with Iraqs defeat in a war with U.S.-led forces, has to be understood within the context of the emergent world order following the end of the cold war. Likewise, a workable solution for regional peace in the Middle East must also be sought within the context of the new world conditions. Yet the significance of the new order is only now beginning to sink into our subconscious; it has yet to be systemat

The Changing Intellectual and Political Climate in the China Debate and the Future of International Relations Theory

Abstract I begin by examining a “revolt” among a growing number of serious international relations (IR) scholars against the earlier mainstream realist alarmism regarding the China threat. By raising the question of “intention” (regarding power) and the ancillary question whether the rising powerful state is satisfied with the status quo (including how it is treated by the existing hegemon), these discussions led to a different prospect of a rising China. Change in the diagnosis also anticipates new prescriptions, which may account for a detectable change in the congressional climate and more conspicuous shifts in Washingtons China policy, as can be seen from its switch to seeing China as a “stakeholder” and Secretary of State Rices acknowledgement of a U.S. “obligation” to make China act as a “responsible” player. More important, after the chorus of scholarly critiques of the realist paradigm, the subject of IR will most likely be taught differently. For example, to the realist, concerns of anarchy, power, and balancing will have to be added the concerns for hierarchy, intention, and “bandwagoning” (by secondary states) in the study of international relations.

Pacific Asia in the Twenty-First Century World Order

A t the dawn of the twenty-first century, what can we reasonably expect as a new world order that may shape the direction of world affairs and set the agenda for the community of nations? How does Asia fit in the picture within this global order? In my discussion here, I will focus on the role that Pacific Asia, especially China, is likely to play in the twenty-first century and its significance for the world at large.1

The early revolutionary activities of comrade Mao Tse-tung

This novel offers a contemporary and explosive picture of the nuclear family, which pivots on the bizarre odyssey of a Japanese father and son.

What the 2016 Elections Revealed Regarding Taiwan's Politics, as Seen in Democratic Theory

Abstract This article attempts to decipher the meaning of Taiwans January 2016 general elections by focusing on the factors that underscored the landslide victories by the opposition DPP party over the long-time ruling KMT. The ultimate aim is to answer the larger question of how to understand Taiwans politics from the perspective of democratic theory. Two of the attributes that a true democracy must have are: (1) an opposition party loyal to the common weal of society, as opposed to the partys own egoistic interests; and (2) an independent free media. My study fails to find either in Taiwan under the shadows of DPPs maneuverings.

The ROC's (Taiwan's) Quest for Wider International Participation∗

An appraisal of the failures that have resulted from pursuing various ways that were designed to help Taiwan widen its international elbow room by gaining access to international forums as well as alternative ways that may allow Taiwan to “return to international society.”