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Island X
Island X delves into the compelling political lives of
Taiwanese migrants who came to the United States as students from
the 1960s through the 1980s. Often depicted as compliant model
minorities, many were in fact deeply political, shaped by Taiwan's
colonial history and influenced by the global social movements of
their times. As activists, they fought to make Taiwanese people
visible as subjects of injustice and deserving of
self-determination. Under the distorting shadows of Cold War
geopolitics, the Kuomintang regime and collaborators across US
campuses attempted to control Taiwanese in the diaspora through
extralegal surveillance and violence, including harassment,
blacklisting, imprisonment, and even murder. Drawing on interviews
with student activists and extensive archival research, Wendy Cheng
documents how Taiwanese Americans developed tight-knit social
networks as infrastructures for identity formation, consciousness
development, and anticolonial activism. They fought for Taiwanese
independence, opposed state persecution and oppression, and
participated in global political movements. Raising questions about
historical memory and Cold War circuits of power, Island X
is a testament to the lives and advocacy of a generation of
Taiwanese American activists.
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A legislative history of the Taiwan Relations Act
As 1979 dawned, President Jimmy Carter extended diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of China. upending longstanding U.S. foreign policy in Asia. For thirty years after the triumph of Mao’s revolution, the United States continued to recognize the claim of the Republic of China, based on Taiwan, to govern the entire country. Intricate economic and cultural relations existed between Washington and Taipei, backed by a Mutual Defense Treaty. While Carter withdrew from the treaty, satisfying a core Chinese condition for diplomatic relations, he presented Congress with legislation to allow other ties with Taiwan to continue unofficially. Many in Congress took issue with the President. Generally supportive of his policy to normalize relations with China, they worried about Taiwan’s future. Believing Carter’s legislation was incomplete, especially regarding Taiwan’s security, they held extensive hearings and lengthy debates, substantially strengthening the bill. The President ensured the measure comported with the terms of normalization. He negotiated with Congress to produce legislation he could sign and Beijing could at least tolerate. Although the final product enjoyed broad consensus in Congress, fights over amendments were fierce, and not always to the President’s advantage. Passage of the Taiwan Relations Act stabilized America’s position in Asia and its situation with Taipei, while allowing the new China to be properly launched. Now in its fourth decade, the Act remains highly impactful on the leading bilateral relationship in the world.The United States Constitution makes Congress the President’s partner in shaping American foreign policy. The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 vividly demonstrates how robust congressional engagement and inter-Branch cooperation leads to stronger and more durable policy outcomes, which enjoy a greater degree of public acceptance.
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Reflections on the triangular relations of Beijing-Taipei-Washington since 1995 : status quo at the Taiwan straits?
This study explores the Taiwan issue from the three perspectives of Beijing, Taipei, and Washington since Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui's visit to Cornell University in 1995. These are explored, by leading scholars, not only in terms of the three parties involved, but also in terms of the differences within each party.
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Why Taiwan matters : small island, global powerhouse
Now in an updated paperback edition, Why Taiwan Matters offers a comprehensive but compact introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate. Leading expert Shelley Rigger explains how Taiwan became such a key global player, highlighting economic and political breakthroughs so impressive they have been called \"miracles.\" She links these accomplishments to Taiwan's determined society, vibrant culture, and unique history. Drawing on arts, economics, politics, and international relations, Rigger explores Taiwan's importance to China, the United States, and the world. Considering where Taiwan may be headed in its wary standoff with China, she traces how the focus of Taiwan's domestic politics has shifted to a Taiwan-centered strategy. All readers interested in Asia and international affairs will find this an accessible and entertaining overview, replete with human interest stories and colorful examples of daily life in Taiwan.
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US firms' business competence in the Taiwanese IT industry
This text offers an in-depth analysis of the roles and strategies of subsidiaries of American multinational companies (MNCs) in Taiwan's IT industry.
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The changing dynamics of the relations among China, Taiwan, and the United States
Ever since Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang evacuated to Taiwan at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, China and Taiwan have been divided by a fundamental and irreconcilable sovereignty dispute over Taiwans international status. In addition, the.
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