| dc.contributor.advisor |
Lin , Tse -min |
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| dc.contributor.advisor |
Trubowitz , Peter |
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| dc.identifier.oclc |
174311696 |
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| dc.creator |
Kuan , Hung -chang , 1970 - |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2008 -08 -28T23 :40 :13Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2008 -08 -28T23 :40 :13Z |
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| dc.date.created |
2007 |
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| dc.date.issued |
2008 -08 -28T23 :40 :13Z |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /3309 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
This dissertation investigates Taiwan's role in the twists and turns in its relationship with China from 1987 to 2004 . It employs the methods of both case studies and the VAR (vector autoregression ) time -series analysis to assess the impact of the following four factors on Taiwan's actions toward China : (1 ) the democratic transition in Taiwan , (2 ) Taiwan's electoral politics , (3 ) cross -Strait economic exchanges , and (4 ) U .S . Taiwan Policy . The research conclusions are as follows . First , President Lee Teng -hui's rational calculation in the late 1980s guided him to launch domestic political reforms while continuing former President Chiang Chingkuo's liberalization of Taiwan's China policy . Consequently , Taiwan's democratic transition was accompanied by the appearance of a peaceful policy toward China . Second , in order to win votes from the electorate , which increasingly embraced a Taiwanese identity after the mid -1990s , Taiwanese politicians tended to launch aggressive electoral campaigns against China . Accordingly , domestic elections turned out to be a conducive factor for Taiwan's conflictual actions toward China . Third , politicians' electoral consideration also overrode Taiwanese businessmen's preference for crossStrait stability . As a result , cross -Strait economic interdependence was unable to restrain Taiwan from taking aggressive policies toward China . Fourth , because Taiwanese politicians tended not to give in to U .S . pressures during Taiwan's elections , the U .S . could not successfully stop Taiwan's provocative actions toward China as elections neared in Taiwan . It was only when Taiwanese leaders sought to strengthen U .S . -Taiwan relations after election seasons ended that the U .S . could induce Taiwan to act cooperatively toward China . |
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| dc.format.medium |
electronic |
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| dc.language.iso |
eng |
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| dc.rights |
Copyright © is held by the author . Presentation of this material on
the Libraries' web site by University Libraries , The University of Texas at Austin was made
possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in
the works . |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Taiwan - -Foreign relations - -China |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
China - -Foreign relations - -Taiwan |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Taiwan - -Politics and government - -1975 - |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Taiwan - -Foreign economic relations - -China |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
China - -Foreign economic relations - -Taiwan |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Elections - -Taiwan |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Taiwan - -Economic policy - -1975 - |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
Democratization - -Taiwan |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
Taiwan - -Foreign relations - -United States |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
United States - -Foreign relations - -Taiwan |
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| dc.title |
Taiwan in cross -Strait relations , 1987 -2004 |
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| dc.description.department |
Government |
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| dc.identifier.recnum |
b68900636 |
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| dc.type.genre |
Thesis |
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| dc.type.material |
text |
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| thesis.degree.name |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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| thesis.degree.level |
Doctoral |
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| thesis.degree.discipline |
Government |
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| thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Texas at Austin |
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| thesis.degree.department |
Government |
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