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The administration of Barack Obama and the issue of Taiwan
Kaňková, Michaela ; Sehnálková, Jana (advisor) ; Bečka, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis examines the issue of the relations between the United States of America and Taiwan during the administration of President Barack Obama. More specifically, the issue is examined by analysing the politics of Barack Obama toward Taiwan mainly by scrutinising the trade relations. First, the thesis discusses the historical background of the American relationship with Taiwan, which had a direct influence on the current United States-Taiwan relations. Furthermore, the historical background is used for comparison with the Obama administration. Afterwards, the political stance of former President Barack Obama towards Taiwan is stated. Emphasis is stressed on the Obama policy Pivot to Asia and its influence on American relations with Taiwan. Finally, the thesis analyses trade relations between United States and Taiwan during the Obama administration. The main emphasis is on the arms sales, which is one of the main features this thesis uses to evaluate the American relations with Taiwan. The arm trade between United States and Taiwan is more importantly part of a security question regarding the region. The thesis concludes that although it appeared that Obama's politics with Taiwan would remain the same following the Bush administration, or even that relations would deteriorate, the...
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Human Rights in China´s African Policy
Fiala, Petr ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (advisor) ; Knotková, Vladimíra (referee)
The thesis deals with the analysis of the importance of human rights issues in China's foreign policy in Africe. Its aim is to assess the importance of this issue in relations between China and Africa, and the perspective of changes of its importance in the further development of these relations. The thesis examines, how the Chinese stance on human rights is reflected in its foreign policy in Africa, and what impacts on their relations it has. In addition, it estimates how the further development influences Chinese approach to the issue of human rights. At first, the work analyzed the human rights issue and the International human rights regime. Then it studied the special African and Chinese stance on the issue of human rights. Further it analyzed Chinese foreign policy, and the projecting of the human rights issue into the foreign policy. Then the work analyzed the relations between China and Africa, and the significance of human rights issue in it. Finally, the thesis deals with the changing of the Chinese approach to human rights in Africa.
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