An Indo Pacific Policy Strategy: challenges to carry forward the “New Southbound Policy”

Abstract

In recent years there have been different regional initiatives and strategies in terms of found, connectivity, infrastructure that are taking place not only in Asia, but also projects that has global approach. Nowadays, governments, politics and academics are discussing about the One Belt and Road of China, the Indo Pacific Strategy lead by USA, Japan and Australia along with other countries of the region, like the Look East of India, among others. But the interesting fact is that all of these countries have official diplomatic relations with their partner in all of those these cases. Since 2016 the Republic of China (Taiwan) has implemented the New Southbound Policy. However, Taiwan lack of official ties with the countries that comprises in this initiative. This research offers insight into the different ways that Taiwan has implement a political regional initiative without diplomatic recognition and throw public and cultural diplomacy.