External and Internal Determinants of the Taiwanese foreign policy

The objective of the thesis is to analyze the external and internal determinants of Taiwan’s foreign policy. It examines the challenges Taiwan has been facing and the strengths it leverages to implement its foreign policy. Beginning with the Chinese Civil War, the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the implementation of the One China Principle. The first chapter explores the historical context of Taiwan's diplomatic difficulties. These historical factors severely hindered Taiwan's worldwide recognition, as did its exclusion from international organizations. The second chapter examines Taiwan's economic growth and how it is used in the improvement of its foreign policy. It draws attention to Taiwan's development into a high-tech economy, its leadership in the world's semiconductor market, and its shift from dollar diplomacy to offering medical and technical support. Taiwan's position in the Asia-Pacific region and its ties to the regional nations are also discussed in this chapter. The subject of the third chapter is to analyze the most crucial relations for Taiwan, relations with the PRC, and the United States. It underlines the strategic and technological cooperation between the United States and Taiwan, examining the complexity of cross-strait relations, especially economic interdependence. It also analyzes how U.S.-Taiwan relations and cross-strait relations influence each other. The paper presents an extensive understanding of the factors that influence Taiwan's foreign policy and its approaches to a constantly shifting worldwide scenario as a result of this analysis.