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This chapter explores the intersection of migration and geopolitics in the triangular relationship between the United States, Taiwan, and China. It examines how shifting diplomatic tensions, economic policies, and regional strategies have shaped patterns of labor migration, student mobility, and skilled migration across East Asia. Drawing from historical analysis and contemporary data, the chapter highlights how US immigration policies have responded to changing strategic priorities, particularly the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and subsequent US-China engagement. It also explores how Taiwan has navigated diplomatic isolation through adaptive immigration strategies and how the Belt and Road Initiative has reconfigured migration corridors across Southeast Asia. The chapter contends that migration is not merely a consequence of policy but a lens through which we can understand power dynamics, national identity, and global interdependence. Migration emerges as both a geopolitical instrument and a human experience that reflects resilience, aspiration, and political transformation.

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Migration, Sovereignty, and Strategy: The Triangular Tensions Between Taiwan, China, and the United States in Asia

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    2025年

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  • Rafia Akter,
  • Ali Hooks

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This chapter explores the intersection of migration and geopolitics in the triangular relationship between the United States, Taiwan, and China. It examines how shifting diplomatic tensions, economic policies, and regional strategies have shaped patterns of labor migration, student mobility, and skilled migration across East Asia. Drawing from historical analysis and contemporary data, the chapter highlights how US immigration policies have responded to changing strategic priorities, particularly the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and subsequent US-China engagement. It also explores how Taiwan has navigated diplomatic isolation through adaptive immigration strategies and how the Belt and Road Initiative has reconfigured migration corridors across Southeast Asia. The chapter contends that migration is not merely a consequence of policy but a lens through which we can understand power dynamics, national identity, and global interdependence. Migration emerges as both a geopolitical instrument and a human experience that reflects resilience, aspiration, and political transformation.