Taiwan and The ‘China Impact’

Gunter Schubert is Professor of Greater China Studies at the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Tübingen, Germany. He is also the founder and Director of the European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan at this university.

"...one of the valuable inputs of some contributors is to provide a “bottom-up” approach—by using either public opinion surveys or interviews, or both—to examine the impact of mainland China on Taiwan’s politics and society...Taiwan and the “China Impact” very thought-provoking for many people interested in Taiwan and cross-Strait relations."Kwei-Bo Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Asian Politics & Policy (APP)

• Foreword 1. Introduction Part I: The ‘China Impact’ on Taiwan’s Domestic Politics 2. The PRC as a Player in Taiwan’s Domestic Politics: A Two-Level Game Analysis 3. Cross-Strait Relations as an "Easy" Issue: China’s Impact on Evidence Provision in Negative Political Campaigning in Taiwan 4. The China Impact on Taiwan’s Elections: Cross-Strait Economic Integration through the Lens of Election Advertising 5. The China Impact on Taiwan’s Generational Politics 6. Facing the Dragon and Riding the Tiger. Assessing the Mainland Taishang as an ‘Impact Factor’ in Cross-Strait Relations 7. Signaling Peace: A Theory of the ECFA and a Peace Dividend beyond the Taiwan Strait 8. Political Competition Framed by the China Factor: Looking beyond the 2012 Presidential Election Part II: The ‘China Impact’ on Taiwanese Society 9. The Social Basis of Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Policies, 2008-2012 10. Cross-Strait Trade and Class Cleavages in Taiwan 11. Escalator or Merry-Go-Round: Taiwanese Skilled Migration to China) 12. Taiwan’s Immigration Policy and the China Impact: The Case of Cross-Strait Families 13.Taiwanese Youth in Mainland China: Fragile Identity in the Shadow of China Part III: The ‘China Impact’ on Taiwan’s Security14. The Rise of China and Its Implications for US.-Taiwan Relations 15. Cross-Strait Integration and Taiwan’s New Security Challenges 16. Conclusions: Assessing the China Impact