Taiwan's China Dilemma
Subtitle: Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan's Cross-Strait Economic Policy
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: Jun 29, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780804799287
Description: Although similar cultures and economic interests promoted an explosion of economic ties between Taiwan and China since the late 1980s, these ties have not improved their political relationship, let alone brought about the unification that both governments once claimed to seek. Recently Taiwan's Sunflower Movement successfully delayed further expansion of trade with China. Why is Taiwan's policy toward China so inconsistent? Through research and interviews with Taiwanese opinion leaders, author Syaru Shirley Lin paints a vivid picture of one of the most dangerous relationships in the contemporary world, and illustrates the growing backlash against economic liberalization throughout the world.
Notes: Source title: Taiwan's China Dilemma: Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan's Cross-Strait Economic Policy