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KMT Chair Wants More Chinese Influence in the U.S. - Domino Theory

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A Taiwan opposition leader's call for ethnic Chinese lobbying power in the U.S. puts diaspora identity politics and foreign influence theory on a collision course.

Social Identity TheoryDiaspora PoliticsPrincipal-Agent ProblemSoft Power Theory
KMT Chair Wants More Chinese Influence in the U.S. - Domino Theory

Theory Briefing

  • KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun argues ethnic Chinese Americans deserve the same political influence as Jewish Americans, invoking diaspora lobbying as a model.
  • The comparison highlights Social Identity Theory — how ethnic in-group solidarity is mobilized to justify organized political pressure on a foreign government.
  • The statement raises Principal-Agent concerns: whose interests would a Chinese-American lobbying bloc actually serve — diaspora communities, Taiwan's KMT, or Beijing?
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