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<journal-id>2007-7890</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Dilemas contemporáneos: educación, política y valores]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Dilemas contemp. educ. política valores]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-7890</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asesorías y tutorías para la investigación científica en la Educación Puig-Salabarría S.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-78902021000800109</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.46377/dilemas.v9i.3020</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A case study on diplomatic competition between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan): The experience of the Republic of Costa Rica from 1995 to 2010]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Un estudio de caso sobre la competencia diplomática entre la República Popular China y la República de China (Taiwán): La experiencia de la República de Costa Rica de 1995 a 2010]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Feigenblatt]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Otto Federico von]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras de España  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>España</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>spe1</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-78902021000800109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-78902021000800109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-78902021000800109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This study explores the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Costa Rica, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People's Republic of China from the late 1990s to 2010. The events that led to the establishment of formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China are analyzed. in 2006, emphasizing the role played by Dr. Oscar Arias Sánchez, Nobel Prize winner and former President of Costa Rica. Access to international aid, and above all, the impeccable democratic credentials of Dr. Arias Sánchez, made possible the radical transition of foreign policy.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El presente estudio explora las relaciones diplomáticas entre la República de Costa Rica, la República de China (Taiwán) y la República Popular China desde finales de la década de 1990 hasta 2010. Se analizan los acontecimientos que condujeron al establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas formales con la República Popular China en 2006, haciendo hincapié en el papel desempeñado por el Dr. Oscar Arias Sánchez, Premio Nobel y exPresidente de Costa Rica. El acceso a la ayuda internacional, y sobre todo, las impecables credenciales democráticas del Dr. Arias Sánchez, hicieron posible la radical transición de la política exterior.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diplomatic competence]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[competencia diplomática]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[República Popular China]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[política exterior]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
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