US Strategy of ＂A Free and Open Indo-Pacific＂: A Perspective of Taiwan

Hseik-wen Soong

《Prospect Journal》 19期 (2018/04) Pp. 9-28

摘要

The strategic construct of the Indo-Pacific region has drawn attention from both scholars and practitioners since President Trump’s adminis tration presented the concept of Indo-Pacific strategy in October 2017 and Trump popularized it during his first Asia trip in November 2017. The Asia-Pacific region is becoming the center of gravity of economic development, and this has been driven profoundly by the assurance of security on the global commons. The US has played a significant role in the provision of this security, with Japan and Australia emerging as vital regional partners in this effort. While the US presence in the region was motivated primarily by its Cold War aim of containing communism, the post-Cold War period has demanded a fresh approach to security in a “Broader Asia.”Transforming geopolitical and strategic considerations, however, has raised questions on the continued efficacy of the traditional approach. With the rise of China and its growing influence in the region, the US and allies Japan, Australia, India, and Taiwan, under US support, are attempting to develop a regional security architecture that will continue to bring prosperity and peace under the layout of an Indo-Pacific strategy. Thus, the United States may promote the security cooperation agenda and cooperation with Japan, India, and Australia further to construct a new “Indo-Pacific Strategy” via the “Quad Dialogue,” which may include Taiwan in the near future. Therefore, Taiwan should make itself ready for this new regional security structure.

關鍵字

China Rise ； Indo-Pacific Strategy ； Asia-Pacific Security ； US-Taiwan-China Relations ； Taiwan's Role in Indo- Pacific Region