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Book SynopsisChinaTaiwan economic ties are now among the key factors influencing the relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait which is still one of the flashpoints in today's world. This book traces the origin and the process of how so-called cross-strait economic ties became such a key factor in China-Taiwan relations throughout the 1990s and how this factor has affected ChinaTaiwan relations since then. By focusing on Taiwan's domestic politics as it relates to the domestic conflicts between opposing political and economic forces in Taiwan over the political relations and economic ties across the Taiwan Strait, the book demonstrates that the growth of cross-strait economic ties since 1990 has significantly affected Taiwan's domestic politics which in turn has had a profound impact on ChinaTaiwan relations. Although the growth of ChinaTaiwan economic ties could hardly resolve the so-called Taiwan problem and might even lead to some political and economic conflicts between the two sides
Trade ReviewChien-Kai Chen makes an important contribution to the study of cross-Strait relations between China and Taiwan. The Political Economy of China–Taiwan Relations argues that both growing economic ties between the two sides and domestic politics in Taiwan have shaped China-Taiwan relations. Chen’s major innovation is to move beyond the normal focus on the national identity issue as the centerpiece of Taiwan politics to demonstrate the importance of the cleavage between the economic winners and losers in cross-Strait economic interactions. -- Cal Clark, Auburn University
Chien-Kai Chen has produced a well-researched and insightful scholarship on the origins and development of cross-strait economic ties. It's an essential reading for specialists focusing on the Taiwan Strait security-economic nexus and assessing the influence of interest coalitions and identity politics on such intricate relationships. -- Dean P. Chen, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Table of ContentsIllustrations Tables Introduction Chapter 1: Cross-Strait Economic Ties, Taiwan’s Domestic Politics, and China-Taiwan Relations Chapter 2: Taiwanese Nationalism and the Effect of Taiwan’s Identity Politics on Chinese Leaders’ Attitudes toward Unification, 1990–2008 Chapter 3: Taiwanese Nationalism within the Taiwanese Government and Its Effect on Cross-Strait Relations, 1990–2008 Chapter 4: The Beginning of the Domestic Conflict Over Cross-Strait Economic Ties: The Emergence of Economic Winners and Their Conflict with the Taiwanese Government, 1990–2000 Chapter 5: The Politicization of Cross-Strait Economic Ties: The Emergence of Economic Losers and the Conflict between the Pro-Openness and Anti-Openness Political Coalitions, 2000–2006 Chapter 6: The Anti-Openness Coalition’s Conflict with the Pan-Green Presidential Candidate and the Victory of the Pro-Openness Coalition in the Presidential Election, 2007–2008 Chapter 7: The Domestic Conflict after 2008 and the 2012 Presidential Election Chapter 8: The 2016 Presidential Election and the Future of China-Taiwan Relations Conclusion Bibliography
