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Taiwan's Democratization and Its Influence on Cross-Strait Relations
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ABSTRACT
Since the mid-1980s, the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) has gradually
democratized. Moreover, Taiwan’s democratization process continues in all aspects of the society. In 1996, President Lee Teng-hui became the first directly elected president. In 2000, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected non-KMT president. The U.S. State Department now describes Taiwan as a stable multi-party democracy. It is clear that democracy has brought tremendous changes to Taiwan. On the other hand, the People’s Republic of China is still a single party state. The PRC claims there is only one China and Taiwan is part of China. Unification of Taiwan and the mainland is still the top priority on the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda. Recently, the mainland has softened its tone on the “three links” and direct contact issues. Has Taiwan’s democratization influenced China’s decision-making on cross-strait relations? This paper will examine whether such influence has occurred. The author suggests that Taiwan’s democratization does not have crucial influence on China’s decision making towards Taiwan. However, Taiwan’s democratization has significantly influenced Taiwan’s behavior towards China. Cross-strait decisions from both sides are significantly related to how cooperative Taiwan’s internal relations are. The relations are important matters to both sides. Closer communications and exchanges are needed between the two.
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ABSTRACT
Since the mid-1980s, the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) has gradually
democratized. Moreover, Taiwan’s democratization process continues in all aspects of
the society. In 1996, President Lee Teng-hui became the first directly elected president.
In 2000, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected non-KMT president. The U.S.
State Department now describes Taiwan as a stable multi-party democracy. It is clear
that democracy has brought tremendous changes to Taiwan. On the other hand, the
People’s Republic of China is still a single party state. The PRC claims there is only one
China and Taiwan is part of China. Unification of Taiwan and the mainland is still the
top priority on the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda. Recently, the mainland has
softened its tone on the “three links” and direct contact issues. Has Taiwan’s
democratization influenced China’s decision-making on cross-strait relations? This paper
will examine whether such influence has occurred. The author suggests that Taiwan’s
democratization does not have crucial influence on China’s decision making towards
Taiwan. However, Taiwan’s democratization has significantly influenced Taiwan’s
behavior towards China. Cross-strait decisions from both sides are significantly related
to how cooperative Taiwan’s internal relations are. The relations are important matters to
both sides. Closer communications and exchanges are needed between the two.
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