Taiwan

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how, in the Taiwan-based Kuomintang Political Party (KMT), the leadership nurtured economic growth and land reform that improved the standard of living for the majority of Taiwan's population. The paper proposes that the Kuomintang's suppressive nature and implementation of martial law provoked strong criticism that solidified Taiwanese identity and separation from China. The paper concludes with a discussion on Taiwan's reunification with China.

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Introduction
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Conclusion
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From the Paper:

"Furthermore to the problem of disrupted trade flows, as it must be acknowledged, Taiwan has managed to establish itself as the third largest producer of information technology products in the entire world, and this particular single industry has become the largest foreign currency generator and earner for Taiwan. This is not something, however, that is not fraught with innate risks, as demonstrated by the losses suffered by the country after the devastating earthquake recently, brought on by Taiwan's dependence on the IT industry for its blooming economy; there were just a few days of power blackouts following the earthquake, and this resulted in the complete disruption of chip manufacturing operations in the country, and this in turn meant that the prices of these components increased sky high within the next few months, all over the world."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Buszynski, Leszek. Asia-Pacific Security. Routledge (UK). 2004.
• Cheong, Ching; Ching, Cheong. Will Taiwan Break Away, the Rise of Taiwanese Nationalism. World Scientific, 2000.
• China congratulates new KMT Chief. 18 July, 2005. Retrieved From http://chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2005/07/china-congratulates-new-kmt-chief.html Accessed 12 March, 2006
• China, no independence for Taiwan. 5 March, 2005. Retrieved From http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/china.npc/index.html Accessed 12 March, 2006
• China, peaceful reunification with Taiwan a sacred mission, Vice Premier. 24 May, 2001. Retrieved From http://english.people.com.cn/english/200105/24/eng20010524_70948.html Accessed 14 March, 2006

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