Misguided Commercial Liberalism in East Asia? Growing Economic Integration in a Looming Risky Environment

• In Event: Political Economy of East Asia

Brief Overview

This paper explains why incompatible forces coexist in East Asia. It argues that commercial liberalism does not take states’ long-term strategic goal and it cannot prevent that states reinforce military preparation for the future confrontation.

Author

• Yi-hung Chiou, National Chiao Tung University