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Cross-Strait Relations and Regional Integration: A Review of the Ma Ying-jeou Era (2008-2016)
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Abstract Despite the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between mainland China and Taiwan in 2010, Taiwan’s future status in the field of Asian regional integration remains unclear. While Taiwan remains outside the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Eco... view more
Despite the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between mainland China and Taiwan in 2010, Taiwan’s future status in the field of Asian regional integration remains unclear. While Taiwan remains outside the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), China’s rise and continued expansion in regional integration put increasing pressure on Taiwan to confront its political differences with China. This paper discusses the interconnection between regional integration and cross-Strait relations and seeks to address the implications such linkage entails. The authors note the exploitation of a two-pronged strategy by Beijing to pressure Taibei into confronting the political problem between China and Taiwan. In addition, the authors assess Taiwan’s performance in terms of its progress in the establishment of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) from 2008 to 2016 under the Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) administration and identify the hurdles and prospects for Taiwan’s future integration efforts. This paper concludes with a brief consideration of Taiwan’s New Southward Policy.... view less
Keywords
political change; Taiwan; regional integration; economic agreement; international economic relations; China; political development; political strategy
Classification
National Economy
Free Keywords
Cross-Strait Relations; Asia Pacific; Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement; ECFA
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 11-35
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 46 (2017) 1
Issue topic
Assessing the Administration of President Ma Ying-jeou
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; reviewed