1 Introduction: security, conflict management and
resolution in East Asia 1
Chung-chian Teng
Section I
General approaches to conflict management and
third-party mediation in East Asia 17
2 Third parties and conflict management in the
context of East Asia and the Pacific 19
Jacob Bercovitch
3 Conflict management in East Asia: the
China–Taiwan–North Korea conundrum 40
Chung-chian Teng
4 Peacebuilding in East Asia: the role of Track 2
diplomacy, informal networks, and economic,
social and cultural regionalization 67
Mikael Weissmann
Section II
Approaches to conflict management in East Asia:
third parties and other parties 83
5 Third parties in the Beijing–Tokyo negotiations:
informal political actors and mechanisms 85
Quansheng Zhao
6 Peace by piece: the Six-Party Talks and beyond 118
John S. Park and Yeh-chung Lu
7 The limits of humanitarian intervention in North Korea 135
Sukhee Han
8 The transformation of ASEAN as a third-party mediator
in intra-regional disputes of Southeast Asia 147
Kwei-Bo Huan g
9 The “Track 2” process within ASEAN and its
application in resolving the Aceh conflict in Indonesia 165
Eric Teo Chu Cheow
Section III
Third parties in the context of Taipei–Beijing 191
10 The role of the United States in cross-strait
negotiations: a Taiwanese perspective 193
Edward I-hsin Chen
11 The role of the United States in cross-strait
negotiations: a mainland Chinese perspective 217
Su Changhe
12 Managing America’s Taiwan dilemma: U.S. policy
toward the Taiwan Strait and its implications for
cross-strait stability 232
Scott L. Kastner
13 Regional organizations, individuals, and the mediation
in Beijing–Taipei disputes after the cold war 246
Tsungting Chung
Section IV
Conclusion 267
14 Reflections on conflict management and
third-party intervention in East Asia 269
Kwei-Bo Huang
