The One China Policy and the Paradox of Taiwan’s Recognition: Patron-Statehood, Strategic Exclusion, and Norm Contestation

Authors : Vildan Meydan

Pages : 1396-1408

Doi:10.11616/asbi.1742535

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Publication Date : 2025-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article examines the question of Taiwan\\\'s recognition under international law in the context of the “One China” policy of the People\\\'s Republic of China. Despite meeting the criteria for statehood as defined in the Montevideo Convention, Taiwan remains largely unrecognized and is prevented from participating in international organizations. The study draws attention not only to the legal focus of recognition, but also to the fact that it is an interest and power-based process. The paper provides a broad framework for analyzing Taiwan\\\'s current status, including China\\\'s policies of patron-state strategies and a number of diplomatic pressure mechanisms. Finally, using Hegel\\\'s master-slave dialectic, Taiwan\\\'s struggle for subjectivation without recognition is theoretically discussed. The study aims to discuss the limits of the recognition regime in international law and the need for transformation through the case of Taiwan.
Keywords : State Recognition, Hegelian Dialectic, One-China Policy, Taiwan, Patron-State Strategy .

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