Taiwan In Troubled Times

Concerned with Taiwan's politics and its relations with China following the election of Chen Shui-bian as President in March 2000.

Taiwan in Troubled Times is concerned with Taiwan's politics and its relations with China following the election of Chen Shui-bian as President in March 2000. This event created problems between Taiwan and China and led to political gridlock in Taiwan. The Chen Administration is evaluated in this book. So is President Chen's party, which evolved as an opposition party and is now in power but is unaccustomed to the role. Contents:Introduction (J F Copper)Taiwan in Gridlock (J F Copper)Whither Cross-Strait Relations (L-J Sheng)The Democratic Progressive Party's Factional Politics (C-M Chao)Dynamic Stability in Beijing–Taipei Relations (G W Tsai)Taiwan's December 2001 Election (J F Copper)Appendices:China's White Paper on TaiwanZhu Rongji's Statement Before Taiwan ElectionChen Shui-bian's Victory SpeechChen Shui-bian's Inauguration AddressPresident Chen's National Day Address, 2000President's New Year's Eve AddressPresident's New Year's AddressPresident's First Anniversary SpeechEconomic Conference Closing AddressResolutions of Economic ConferencePresident's National Day Address, 2001President's Comments on the APEC Conference Readership: Academics, graduate students and undergraduates with an interest in Taiwan and Taiwan-China. Keywords:Taiwan;Republic of China;Chen Shui-Bian;Democratic Progressive Party Rule;Taiwan Democracy;Taiwan Political Paralysis;Taiwan Malaise;Taiwan Economy;Taiwan-China Relations;Taiwan-New Leadership;Taiwan-Problems;Taiwan-Recent Situation

‘Fresh and authoritative, written with brio and precision.’ Thomas Plate, author of Yo-Yo Diplomacy ‘An important and timely guide to one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints for future conflict between the West and China.’James Griffiths, author of The Great Firewall of China ‘Brown and Wu Tzu-hui help situate a Taiwan whose “place” in the world is otherwise plagued by uncertainty.’ Benjamin Zawacki, author of Thailand

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