Making Sense the Conception of ‘Unrecognized Statehood’: Taiwan’s Protracted Struggle for Seizing International Recognition
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211227.040How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Unrecognised Statehood; National Identity; Sovereignty; One China Policy; Taiwan; PRC
- Abstract
This article aims to examine the lens of the ‘Unrecognized Statehood’ concept in the case of Taiwan’s legitimacy as a sovereign state. The study found: (1) the dualism of government determined by the competition of the number of people in favor, (2) China’s victory in the civil war between the PRC and the ROC that resulted in effective geographical control of the territory in Beijing government, and (3) the recognition of international countries to the Beijing government as a de jure and de facto representation of “China” by 15 countries alone that recognize the Taipei government. It argues that Taiwan categorised as an “unrecognised state” has successfully created their “own” characteristic of sovereignty even with a small number of foreign state recognition. This research uses qualitative-explanatory methods to answer how the concept of unrecognised statehood is interpreted based on the case of China-Taiwan dispute. It analyses existing secondary data with case studies. The research concluded that the national character by Taiwan’s government in the international arena is politically identified as a tangible defiance of China’s established sovereignty.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Probo Darono Yakti AU - Akhmad Rifky Setya Anugrah AU - Muhammad Dedy Yanuar PY - 2021 DA - 2021/12/29 TI - Making Sense the Conception of ‘Unrecognized Statehood’: Taiwan’s Protracted Struggle for Seizing International Recognition BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation Track Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICSIHESS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 248 EP - 261 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211227.040 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211227.040 ID - Yakti2021 ER -