<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study deals with Taiwan’s engagement in international relations from the viewpoint of practical performance of its foreign activities. It is stressed that Taiwan’s foreign activities may be divided by their nature into two basic groups: the official diplomatic activities that Taiwan carries out in relation to those foreign states with which it has established diplomatic relations, and unofficial quasidiplomatic or paradiplomatic activities that Taiwan carries out in relation to the states with which it does not have diplomatic relations. In the study, the diplomatic and quasidiplomatic or paradiplomatic activities of Taiwan are compared, especially with emphasis on their institutional backgrounds, legal regulations, and other conditions for their practical performance. It is concluded that the differences between the diplomatic and paradiplomatic dimensions of Taiwan’s foreign activities are rooted mainly in their formal and protocolar aspects, whereas from the viewpoint of their organization and practical performance, these differences are minimal.</p></abstract>

The study deals with Taiwan’s engagement in international relations from the viewpoint of practical performance of its foreign activities. It is stressed that Taiwan’s foreign activities may be divided by their nature into two basic groups: the official diplomatic activities that Taiwan carries out in relation to those foreign states with which it has established diplomatic relations, and unofficial quasidiplomatic or paradiplomatic activities that Taiwan carries out in relation to the states with which it does not have diplomatic relations. In the study, the diplomatic and quasidiplomatic or paradiplomatic activities of Taiwan are compared, especially with emphasis on their institutional backgrounds, legal regulations, and other conditions for their practical performance. It is concluded that the differences between the diplomatic and paradiplomatic dimensions of Taiwan’s foreign activities are rooted mainly in their formal and protocolar aspects, whereas from the viewpoint of their organization and practical performance, these differences are minimal.

Between Diplomacy and Paradiplomacy: Taiwan's Foreign Relations in Current Practice

Matej Bel University, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations

Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Kuzmanyho 1

Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics

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The study deals with Taiwan’s engagement in international relations from the viewpoint of practical performance of its foreign activities. It is stressed that...

Between Diplomacy and Paradiplomacy: Taiwan's Foreign Relations in Current Practice

Published Online: Jul 31, 2017

Page range: 39 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jnmlp-2017-0003

Keywords
diplomacy of Taiwan, paradiplomacy, unofficial communication among states, representative offices

© 2017 Erik Pajtinka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Names used by unofficial representations of Taiwan in the world (in alphabetical order)

Between Diplomacy and Paradiplomacy: Taiwan's Foreign Relations in Current Practice

Published Online: Jul 31, 2017

Page range: 39 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jnmlp-2017-0003

Keywordsdiplomacy of Taiwan, paradiplomacy, unofficial communication among states, representative offices

© 2017 Erik Pajtinka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Names used by unofficial representations of Taiwan in the world (in alphabetical order)

Keywords
diplomacy of Taiwan, paradiplomacy, unofficial communication among states, representative offices