Taiwan’s Party Politics and Cross-Strait Relations in Evolution (2008–2018)

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Taiwan’s Party Politics and Cross-Strait Relations in Evolution (2008–2018) is written by Gang Lin and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9811358141 (ISBN 10) and 9789811358142 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the dynamics of party politics in Taiwan and cross-Strait relations over the past decade. While power transfer from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) back to the pro-status quo Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, KMT) in 2008 ushered a great leap of cross-Strait relations in the following years, the DPP’s coming back to power in 2016 has reversed the trend and brought back a cold peace between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait featuring the period of the Chen Shui-bian administration. Social cleavage and partisan confrontation on the island have justified Beijing’s strategy of selective engagement with the two main parties within Taiwan. The state of cross-Strait relations, therefore, has become a by-product of volatile party politics on the island. As speculation about Taiwan's future mounts, this book will interest scholars, China-watchers, and policymakers.