Synopses & Reviews
This study explores the Taiwan issue from the three perspectives of Beijing, Taipei, and Washington since Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui's visit to Cornell University in 1995. These were explored not only in terms of the three parties involved, but also in terms of the differences within each party, although these divisions are not as obvious in Beijing. The editor has gathered together four leading scholars from each of the three geographic areas to discuss the Taiwan issue from the perspectives of international politics, domestic politics, economics, and security. At the center of the debate is the issue of the status quo at the Taiwan Strait.
Review
"This fascinating collection of essays written by leading scholars and government officials from China, Taiwan and the U.S. provides a comprehensive look at cross-straits relations. If you want to understand the debates about this 'stubbornly insoluble problem' both within and between Beijing, Taipei and Washington this is the book for you."--William A. Callahan, University of Manchester
About the Author
Dr. Shiping Hua is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Institute for Democracy and Development at The University of Louisville. He is also the President of the Association of Chinese Political Studies (USA). Dr. Hua has recently been appointed Professor in Affiliation with Peking University. He was Asian Policy Studies Fellow with Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and George Washington University (2004-2005). His recent books include: Political Civilization and Modernization in China (co-edited with Yang Zhong, 2006); Chinese Political Culture (1989-2000) in 2001; and Scientism and Humanism: Two Cultures in Post-Mao China (1978-1989) in 1995. He has just completed his new book Chinese Utopianism: A Comparative Study of Reformist Thought with Japan and Russia (1898-2000).
Table of Contents
Introduction--Shiping Hua *
Part I: Perspective from Beijing * The Taiwan Dilemma in U.S.-PRC Relations--Gang Lin * Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Domestic Politics and PRC's "Dual-Track" Taiwan Policy--Qingmin Zhang * China's Economic Policy toward Taiwan: An Empirical Analysis--Joseph Y.S. Cheng & Kan Chak-yuen * Militarization of the Taiwan Strait Issue--Quan Jing *
Part II: Perspective from Taipei * The Taiwan That Can Say No: Taiwan's External and Cross-Strait Relations Since 1995--Philip Yang * Taiwan's New Naitonal Identity, Domestic Politics, and Cross-Strait Relations--Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao & Jiann-Fa Yan * Economic Interaction between Taiwan and Mainland China and Its Influence on Both Economies--Charng Kao & Wen-Thuen Wang * Taiwan's Preparation against Beijing's Military Attacks--Andrew N.D. Yang *
Part III: Perspective from Washington * PRC, ROC, and U.S. Interests: Can They Be Harmonized?--Lynn T. White III * Bush, China, Taiwan: A Triangular Analysis--Lowell Dittmer * Rethinking the Political Consequences of Economic Integration in Mainland China-Taiwan Relations--Scott L. Kastner * The United States and East Asia: How the Taiwan Strait and China Affect U.S. Security Strategy--Larry M. Wortzel