Taiwan's Expanding Role in the International Arena: Entering the United Nations: Entering the United Nations [Hardcover]

Emerging as a formidable opposition party in Taiwan in 1986, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is now a major challenger on the island's political scene. This text presents a dialogue between DPP's policy-makers and the leading critics from the international scholarly community.Emerging as a formidable opposition party in Taiwan in 1986, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is now a major challenger on the island's political scene. This text presents a dialogue between DPP's policy-makers and the leading critics from the international scholarly community.Part I Taiwan Perspective; Chapter 1 Prospects for Taiwans Membership in the United Nations, Lung-chu Chen; Chapter 2 The Origins and Possible Resolution of the Cross-Straits Stalemate: An Institutional Economics Perspective, Lim Lo-tsui; Part II Asian Perspectives; Chapter 3 Taiwan's Pragmatic Diplomacy and Its Implications for the Chinese Mainland, Japan, and the World, Hidenori Ijiri; Chapter 4 Australian-Taiwanese Relations, M.D. Fletcher; Part III Divided Nations' Perspectives; Chapter 5 German-Taiwanese Relations: A Reappraisal, Barbara Krug; Chapter 6 Taiwans International Role and Its Relations with Mainland China from Korea's Point of View, Sonn Se-Il; Part IV Comparative Perspectives; Chapter 7 Canadian Society: Model or Muddle for Taiwan?, Cornelius Jaenen; Chapter 8 South Africa and Taiwan: Pariahs, International Redemption, and Global Change, Peter Vale; Part V United States Perspective; Chapter 9 U.S. Policy toward the Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan: Adjusting to Change, Ralph Clough; Chapter 10 Taiwan in a Changing Security Environment, Alfred D. WilhelmJr.; Part VI Hong Kong and China Perspectives; Chapter 11 Sino-British Negotiations on Hong Kong and Their Significance for Taiwan, Michael Yahuda; Chapter 12 Mainland Chinas Transition and Its Impact on Taiwans Future, Li Lu; Part 7 Discussion Session I; Chapter 13 A Reappraisal of the One-China Policy and Pragmatic Diplomacy, Maysl#.