Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations in an Era of Great Power Rivalry

Introduction: Three Perspectives on Taiwan's Politics, China's Taiwan Policy, and US-China-Taiwan Relations PART I TAIWAN'S MOVEMENT GOVERNMENT AND MOVEMENT SOCIETY SINCE 2016 CHAPTER 1 The 2016 Electoral Earthquake: Economic Discontent, Youth Resistance, and Taiwan's Political Realignment CHAPTER 2 Between Domestic Support and Beijing's Suspicion: Tsai's Opening Signals in Cross-Strait Relations CHAPTER 3 Navigating the Middle Line: The Tsai Administration's Early China Policy under Movement Government Constraints CHAPTER 4 Movement Government and Movement Society: The Tsai Administration's Tumultuous First Year CHAPTER 5 Declining Nationalism and Rising Independents: Shifting Public Opinion during 2016-2018 CHAPTER 6 The 2018 Local Elections: The Movement Government's Failed Midterm in a Divided Movement Society CHAPTER 7 The 2020 Re-Election: Adaptability, Security Politics, and the DPP's Resurgence CHAPTER 8 Taiwan's Cabinet Instability under Semi-Presidentialism: Patterns, Causes, and Political Consequences CHAPTER 9 From COVID-19 to Political Consolidation of the DPP: Taiwan's Domestic Politics in 2021 CHAPTER 10 Rising Tensions, Expanding Partnerships: Taiwan's External Relations in 2021 CHAPTER 11 Geopolitical Spillovers: China, Taiwan, and the United States after the Ukraine Crisis CHAPTER 12 From Pro-Independence Stalwart to Pragmatic Successor: William Lai Ching-te's Presidential Candidacy CHAPTER 13 The 2024 Presidential Election: Taiwan's Shifting Political Landscape amid Great Power Rivalry CHAPTER 14 Ko Wen-je and the TPP: Social Base of Third-Force Politics CHAPTER 15 The Lai Administration's Early Governance under Pressure: Domestic Gains and Cross-Strait Caution CHAPTER 16 Navigating Minority Governance: Lai Ching-te's First Year Challenges and Achievements PART II CHINA'S TAIWAN POLICY AND THE US-CHINA-TAIWAN TRIANGULAR RELATIONS SINCE 2016 CHAPTER 17 From Netizen Militancy to Policy Pragmatism: China's Mixed Signals Towards the Tsai Administration CHAPTER 18 Reactive and Proactive Dimensions of China's Taiwan Policy: Achievements and Constraints CHAPTER 19 Wooing the Taiwanese Public: Beijing's Unilateral Initiatives and Taipei's Countermeasures CHAPTER 20 Political Confrontation and Social-Economic Integration: Cross-Strait Relations in 2017 CHAPTER 21 Who Supports Armed Unification with Taiwan? Evidence from Urban China CHAPTER 22 The 2022 White Paper on the Taiwan Question: Rhetoric, Policy Adjustments, and Strategic Signaling under Xi Jinping CHAPTER 23 Clearer Goals, Evolving Bottom Lines: Strategic Ambiguity in China-US Competition over Taiwan and the South China Sea Appendices