National Identity and Economic Interest

1. Front Matter

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2. Economic Integration with a Rival Political Regime

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Peter C. Y. Chow

      Pages 3-14

   3. Democratic Supervision of Taiwan-China Agreements: On the ECFA and Beyond

      • Jau-Yuan Hwang

      Pages 15-37

   4. The ECFA

      • Tsai-Lung (Honigmann) Hong

      Pages 39-65

   5. The ECFA, Its Impact on Cross-Strait Relations, and Implications for the United States

      • Peter C. Y. Chow

      Pages 67-91

   6. Ma Ying-jeou’s China-Leaning Policy and the 1683 Fall of the Zheng in Taiwan: A Cross-Centuries Geopolitical Comparison

      • Stéphane Corcuff

      Pages 93-131

3. Apprehension of Rapprochement: An Increasing Dividedness in Taiwan after Reducing the Tensions across the Taiwan Strait

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. On the Road to a Common Taiwan Identity

      • Michael Danielsen

      Pages 135-151

   3. Taiwanese National Identity, Cross-Strait Economic Interaction, and the Integration Paradigm

      • Frank Muyard

      Pages 153-186

   4. Will Economic Integration Lead to Political Assimilation?

      • Naiteh Wu

      Pages 187-202

4. International Dimensions of the ECFA

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. ECFA and Beyond

      • York W. Chen

      Pages 205-231

   3. Taiwan’s Political Security in an Era of Cross-Strait Detente

      • Lowell Dittmer

      Pages 233-245

   4. Removing the Taiwan Stone from Asia’s Great “Go” Game: Thoughts on Taiwan’s Geographic and Demographic Role in Asia-Pacific Security

      • John J. Tkacik Jr.

      Pages 247-281

   5. Japan’s View on Cross-Strait Developments

      • June Teufel Dreyer

      Pages 283-298

5. Back Matter

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The book covers the legal, economic, socio-political and international aspects of economic integration and the contending forces of national identity and economic interests after the economies between Taiwan and China are integrated and the trading bloc is emerging across the Taiwan Strait.

• China
• economic integration
• political economy
• WTO

'This collection covers some of the most recent economic and political thinking and analyzes of Taiwan's current and future position in Asia. The focus is on the growing Taiwan-China economic relationship. These heuristic chapters are written by specialists from Taiwan, the United States, Canada, and Europe. Taiwan's situation is pivotal to a peaceful and prospering Asia. This is an important book for anyone interested in Taiwan and the evolution of a tranquil Pacific basin.' Thomas J. Bellows, professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio

'This comprehensive, multidisciplinary, historically grounded, and very timely volume uses the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement between China and Taiwan to explore a range of issues affecting the signatories as well as the region as a whole. The dozen chapters by an international lineup of experts compel readers to rethink our understanding of topics such as sovereignty, identity, and security.' Thomas B. Gold, University of California, Berkeley

Peter C. Y. Chow is a professor of economics at the City University of New York, USA. He was a contractual consultant for the World Bank and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. His main interests are in trade and development in late industrialized countries with a focus in Asia and Pacific countries.

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