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Two-Level Games, Issue Politicization and the Disarray of Taiwan's Cross-Strait Policy after the 2000 Presidential Election.
- Source :
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East Asia: An International Quarterly . Fall2005, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p41-62. 22p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- This study aims to illuminate the interactive relationship between domestic politics and external policy in Taiwan's mainland China policy after the 2000 presidential election. Following the logic of Putnam's two-level games, this paper demonstrates how the newly elected President Chen Shui-bian adopted an ambiguous and evasive approach as well as frequently shifted positions in his dealings with the mainland China issue due to the constraints of his pro-independence constituents and a vigilant, anti-independence Beijing. Employing Knopf's three-to-three games as well as Puchala's issue politicization, it further shows how Taiwan's opposition parties--the KMT, the PFP, and the NP--as well as Chen's political rivals, took advantage of Chen's inability to break the Strait impasse by initiating active engagement with Beijing in order to gain political advantages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PRESIDENTIAL elections
*INTERNATIONAL relations
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10966838
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- East Asia: An International Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19651322
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12140-005-0014-6