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China and Taiwan in Central America

Engaging Foreign Publics in Diplomacy

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  • © 2014

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  1. Colin R. Alexander
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Colin R. Alexander
    Pages 1-23

  3. China and Taiwan Relations with the Underdeveloped World

    • Colin R. Alexander
    Pages 25-61

  4. Costa Rica: Crossing the Taiwan Strait

    • Colin R. Alexander
    Pages 63-109

  5. El Salvador: Talking to Both Sides

    • Colin R. Alexander
    Pages 111-155

  6. Guatemala: Still Taiwan’s Friend?

    • Colin R. Alexander
    Pages 157-195

  7. Conclusion

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    Pages 197-202

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 203-247
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About this book

Public diplomacy has become one of the most discussed phrases in political science. This book examines the use of public diplomacy by China and Taiwan in Central America, where Taiwan continues to hold the majority of diplomatic relationships. Using Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala as case studies, and drawing on other examples from across the Caribbean basin, Alexander examines public diplomacy beginning with its point of reception in target countries. He asks: To what extent is public diplomacy designed to engage foreign publics? To what extent is it instead designed to engage broader international audiences and the source country's own domestic pubic? He presents a framework for considering the diplomatic truce currently in place between China and Taiwan, the modern histories of both countries, and the significance of diplomatic recognition as a weapon within international relations.

About the author

Colin R. Alexander is a Lecturer in Communications Studies at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

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