The new developments across the Taiwan Strait have illuminated the dilemma of the 'One China' policy, which could mislead to inconsistent or even contradictory policies, and result in devastating military confrontation between China and the U.S. and possibly Japan

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of both national and regional trade facilitation capacities, issues, challenges and lessons, with a special interest in sustainably advancing West Africa’s regional trade facilitation agenda. It examines the contributions of trade facilitation...

Preface -- Chapter 1: What Makes for an Effective Free Trade Agreement? Examination of Theory and Evidence -- Chapter 2: The Mode of Economic Cooperation in the “One Belt and One Road” Construction -- Chapter 3: Simulation on Trade Effects of CJK FTA and the Prospects of Negotiation --...

Policy-makers in Southern Africa are increasingly convinced that regional trade liberalization can improve growth performance and stimulate development throughout the region. To succeed where previous attempts have failed, however, governments must address two key issues. The first of these is...

An unacknowledged key feature of East Asian FTA diplomacy is the region's active cross-regional preferential trading relations. In sharp contrast to the Americas and Europe, where cross-regional initiatives gained strength after the consolidation of regional trade integration, East Asian...

The report was written by senior scholars of international studies and Indian Ocean studies and focuses on international relations in the Indian Ocean region and covers many aspects of OBOR policy and South Asia. The report includes both a strategic review and major events, as well as related...

This book is about the basis and scope of impact that Taiwan - a democracy with a population of around 23 million - has on China, the most powerful remaining Leninist state which claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has a population of over 1.3 billion. It examines how Taiwan has helped China in...

This book presents a methodological framework for the analysis of intercultural issues frequently misinterpreted by existing theories. It uses a challenge-and-response theory of cultural development to examine the relationship between different natural disasters and threats and the developments...

Part I General Report -- Competition and Cooperation between Great Powers over the Bay of Bengal -- The Strategic Landscape of South Asia and Indian Ocean Region -- Part II Sub-report: Multilateral Relations and Regional Economic Cooperation -- Strategic Competition and Multilateral Relations in...

Die Anfänge der deutsch-thailändischen Beziehungen -- Die besondere Qualität des deutsch-thailändischen Verhältnisses -- Deutsche als Wegbereiter des modernen Thailand.- Die Wirtschaft als treibender Faktor -- Die aktuellen bilateralen Beziehungen -- Der Weg in die Zukunft: Deutschland und...