Overview
- Summarizes political developments in Taiwan and its cross-Strait relationships
- Analyzes what domestic forces are at play in Taiwanese policy-making
- Offers a road map for the future of cross-Strait relations
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This book explores the dynamics of party politics in Taiwan and cross-Strait relations over the past decade. While power transfer from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) back to the pro-status quo Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, KMT) in 2008 ushered a great leap of cross-Strait relations in the following years, the DPP’s coming back to power in 2016 has reversed the trend and brought back a cold peace between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait featuring the period of the Chen Shui-bian administration. Social cleavage and partisan confrontation on the island have justified Beijing’s strategy of selective engagement with the two main parties within Taiwan. The state of cross-Strait relations, therefore, has become a by-product of volatile party politics on the island. As speculation about Taiwan's future mounts, this book will interest scholars, China-watchers, and policymakers.
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Book Title: Taiwan’s Party Politics and Cross-Strait Relations in Evolution (2008–2018)
Authors: Gang Lin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5814-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5813-5Published: 12 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-5814-2Published: 01 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 250
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations
Topics: Asian Politics, Asian Economics, Electoral Politics