Hsiao-ting Lin (; born 1971) is a Taiwanese research fellow at the

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who studies

Greater China In ethnogeography, "Greater China" is a loosely-defined term that refers to the region sharing cultural and economic ties with the Chinese people, often used by international enterprises or organisations in unofficial usage. The notion contains ...

, including

ethnopolitics ''Ethnopolitics'', formerly known as ''Global Review of Ethnopolitics'', is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on the intersection of ethnic groups and politics. It was established in the United Kingdom by the Political Studies Association's ...

, the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

, and

Taiwan–United States relations After the United States established diplomatic relations with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1979 and recognized Beijing as the only legal government of China, Taiwan–United States relations became unofficial and informal fo ...

during the

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Biography

Lin was born in Taipei in 1971. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

in 1994 and a master's degree in international law and diplomacy from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subsequently reestablished in 1954 in Taiwan as the first reestablished "National University". The u ...

in 1997. He holds a

D.Phil. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in oriental studies from the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

, which he received in 2003. The 2017 Kingstone Award for Most Influential Book of the Year in Taiwan was awarded for his book "Accidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan" (Harvard University Press, 2016). In April 2008, Lin was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland are individuals who have been elected by the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encouragement of science lit ...

Books

*Lin, Hsiao-ting. ''Tibet and Nationalist China's Frontier Intrigues and Ethnopolitics, 1928-49''. .Vancouver UBC Press, 2014. *Lin, Hsiao-ting. ''Modern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West.'' Routledge, 2013. *Lin, Hsiao-ting. ''Accidental State: Chiang Kai-Shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan.'' Harvard University Press, 2016. **Also published in Chinese: 意外的國度 : 蔣介石, 美國, 與近代台灣的形塑 = Accidental state : Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the making of Taiwan / * Yi wai de guo du : Jiang Jieshi, Meiguo, yu jin dai Taiwan de xing su. by 林孝庭, transl. Zhongxian Huang *Lin, Hsiao-ting. ''Tai hai leng zhan jie mi dang an = The cold war between Taiwan and China : the declassified documents. '' 2015.

References

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