POL101Y1 Lecture : POL101 Lecture #9
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Pol101 lecture #9 the rise of great powers. International relations theory, uncertain realities, and the rise of china. Political science is built upon theories (the availability for us to predict) We create theories to generalize, to generalize is to predict. Political science despite our efforts, it s not very good at predicting (ie, the ending of the cold. Politics is inherently uncertain in the way states behaviour. Try to explain how and why countries in the way they do. Loses international statue (in terms of international law) Own economic state, has its own currency, all behaves like a democracy, nation. Though taiwan is not recognized as a country or a state, it walks and talks like an independent state. Taiwan relations act, america will defend taiwan military if china attacks taiwan (chinaman mad) 1996 missile crisis, first president election of taiwan. You want to be independent, don t forget that there is a large powerful country beside it.
