Taiwan and the Rise of China Cross-Strait Relations in the Twenty-first Century

by Guo, Baogang; Teng, Chung-chian; Yu, Peter K. H.; Lai, Mark Wen-yi; F. Kao, Shawn S.; Tang, Shaocheng; Wei, George; Wu, Helen Xiaoyan; Kuo, Cheng-tian; da Silva, Jorge Tavares

• ISBN13: 9780739166925
• ISBN10: 0739166921
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-09
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Coincided with China's economic reform and her rapid ascendance to a great power status, the relations between Taiwan and Chinese mainland since 1979 have also seen some encouraging development. However, the rapprochement is nothing but a smooth ride. Taiwan Strait has always been full of tensions and hostility since the communist took over the mainland over sixty years ago. The periodical tensions in the cross-Strait relations have from time to time threatened to derail the peace talks between the two sides, and poised to jeopardize the region's peace and stability.This book studies the past, present and future relations across the Taiwan Strait and examines many important questions such as internal and external factors contributing to the Taiwan's shift in her mainland policy, impacts of Taiwan democratization on the cross-Strait relations, the development of Taiwanese identity and rise of Taiwanese nationalism, the possibility of expanding Taiwan's international space under the shadow of China, the prospect of reunification between Taiwan and China, and the roles of the third parties, such as U.S., NGOs and Taiwan businessmen, in the changing relationship between the two sides. Taiwan and the Rise of China will certainly help readers, especially those who lack of historical perspective of the political division of the two political adversaries, to grasp the complexity and nature of the cross-Strait relations and faster a real understanding of the significance of this relationship to peace in the region as well as the world in the 21st century.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction Taiwan and the Rise of China: Cross-Strait Relations in the 21st Century	p. 1
The Political Economy of Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations	p. 11
The Parry Alliance in Taiwan and the Easing of Cross-Strait Tensions	p. 25
Cross-Strait Hostility and Economic Cooperation	p. 33
U.S.-China Relations and Its Impact on the Reconstruction of National Identity in Taiwan	p. 51
Taipei's Strategy: Seeking More Diplomatic Ties or Involving in More International Regimes?	p. 73
A Comparison between Intra-German Relations in the 1970s and Cross-Strait Relations since 2008	p. 89
Democratic Beliefs and Values among Taiwanese, Chinese, and Americans: Some Baffling Patterns from Survey Research	p. 111
Institutional Choices of Church-State Relations in Chinese Societies	p. 123
The Non-Governmental Channels of Intermediation in the Renewed Context of Cross-Strait Relations: The Taishang's Economic Dynamics	p. 145
Index	p. 165
About the Contributors	p. 169
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