The legacy of the Korean War: Impact on U.S.-Taiwan relations |
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Authors: | Cheng-yi Lin |
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Institution: | 1. the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Abstract: | If there had not been a Korean War, the Chinese Communists would probably have invaded Taiwan in 1950. After the outbreak
of the Korean War, the United States began to reverse its hands-off policy toward the Chinese Nationalists on Taiwan. The
Korean War first compelled the United States to grant military aid to Taiwan and then put the island under U.S. protection.
The war forestalled the deterioration of the ROC’s international status, but the legal status of Taiwan became undetermined
in the eyes of U.S. policymakers. U.S. economic aid prevented Taiwan from sliding into an economic depression in the 1950s,
and greatly contributed to the island’s later economic takeoff.
He is the author ofThe Taiwan Security Triangle (Taipei: Laureate Publishing Company, 1989). |
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