scholarly journals Engaging with the Enemy: China-Taiwan Economic and Strategic Relations After 2008 and Beyond

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Barthélémy Courmont
Keyword(s):  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Framework Agreement ◽  
Chinese Nationalism ◽  
Economic Framework ◽  
The Taiwan Strait ◽  
High Level ◽  
Economic Ties ◽  
Taiwanese Nationalism

The improvement of the China-Taiwan relationship since 2008 reshapes not only the economic ties between Taipei and Beijing but also the security dialogue over the Taiwan Strait. A new economic framework agreement (ECFA), multiple exchanges and high level meetings have characterized the re-engagement between two traditional enemies. In parallel, the development of a “Taiwanese” nationalism, that is slowly replacing the traditional “Chinese” nationalism that deeply changes the nature of the relation, as well as its finality, has been observed. This article explores the current Cross-Strait relation-ship. Instead of focusing on the possibility of a reunification, it suggests that deepening economic and cultural cooperation might boost confidence that will implement possible peace agreement in a longer term.

Taiwan in 2010

Asian Survey ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung-Mao Tien ◽  
Chen-Yuan Tung
Keyword(s):  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
Democratic Progressive Party ◽  
National Elections ◽  
Framework Agreement ◽  
Nationalist Party ◽  
Mayoral Elections ◽  
The Taiwan Strait ◽  
Economic Ties ◽  
Progressive Party

The November 2010 urban mayoral elections in Taiwan will set the stage for national elections in 2012 between the Nationalist Party and the rising Democratic Progressive Party. Meanwhile, Taiwan and China successfully concluded the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in summer 2010, deepening economic ties across the Taiwan Strait.

Does Economic Integration Across the Taiwan Strait Make Military Conflict Less Likely?

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott L. Kastner
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
The Taiwan Strait ◽  
Economic Ties ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Rule Out

Deepening economic ties across the Taiwan Strait are widely believed by analysts and scholars to be a stabilizing force in cross-Strait political relations. Yet within the broader international relations literature, the relationship between economic interdependence and military conflict continues to be controversial. This article examines the impact of growing cross-Strait economic links on the likelihood of cross-Strait military conflict within the context of this broader literature. A description of three separate causal mechanisms—identified in the existing literature—through which economic ties could promote peace is followed by a discussion of how broadly these processes are operating in the Taiwan Strait case. Although the article does not rule out the possibility that economic integration across the Strait makes a military confrontation less likely, it shows that the evidence in support of such a proposition is ambiguous.

scholarly journals Taiwan’s perilous futures: Chinese Nationalism, the 2020 Presidential Elections, and U.S.-China Tensions Spell Trouble for Cross-strait Relations

World Affairs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 183 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-61
Author(s):  
Peter Gries ◽  
Tao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Elections ◽  
The United States ◽  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
Xi Jinping ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Chinese Nationalism ◽  
China Trade ◽  
Trade War ◽  
The Taiwan Strait ◽  
Heating Up

The Taiwan Strait is heating up, as Mainland Chinese netizens, generals, and politicians increasingly talk about ‘forceful’ rather than ‘peaceful’ reunification. While Xi Jinping and Chinese nationalists desperately desire Taiwan’s reunification, Trump’s isolationist “America First” rhetoric has only encouraged reckless Chinese thinking about forcing reunification, and the Taiwanese remain largely passive, unable to confront an overwhelming threat. Wishful thinking in Beijing, Taipei, and Washington is increasing the odds of miscalculation. The 2020 presidential elections in Taiwan and the United States, and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, furthermore, bode ill for peace in the Taiwan Strait.

Nationalism, Democratisation and the Taiwan Question

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baogang He
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
Identity Conflicts ◽  
The Taiwan Strait ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Taiwanese Nationalism

Chapter 4 compares nationalism and democratization in Taiwan and China, and, in particular, seeks to develop an understanding of the rise of Taiwanese nationalism and its impact on democratization, as well as the impact democratization has on the politics associated with the national identity question. It examines the effects of democratization and nationalism that continue to contribute to the outcome in managing the national identity conflicts across the Taiwan Strait.

Bridge over Troubled Water? Envisioning a China-Taiwan Peace Agreement

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip C. Saunders ◽  
Scott L. Kastner
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
2008 Presidential Election ◽  
The Taiwan Strait ◽  
The Way

In Taiwan's 2008 presidential election, both candidates advocated signing a peace agreement with China, and Chinese leaders have also expressed interest in reaching such an agreement. Although substantial obstacles remain in the way of a cross-strait peace agreement, this increased interest on both sides of the Taiwan Strait suggests that a closer examination of an agreement's possible dimensions and consequences is warranted. This analysis considers what an agreement might look like, whether and how it might be effective in reducing the possibility of cross-strait military conflict, the relevant barriers to an agreement, and whether an agreement—if reached—would be likely to endure.

A Stranding Record of Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai Yamada, 2003) in the Taiwan Strait, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Xu ◽  
Xianyan Wang ◽  
Xing Miao ◽  
Fuxing Wu ◽  
Mu Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Taiwan Strait ◽  
The Taiwan Strait
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