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The author examines recent developments in the Republic of China (ROC) and their wider implications. After analysing the democratization process and its various effects, he discusses the ROC's foreign policy conduct. The author also adresses the ROC's mainland policy and possible future developments in the Taiwan-mainland relationship. (DÜI-Sen)

The author examines the strategic interaction between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) by a game-theoretical analysis of KMT-DPP legislative politics. He concludes by observing that the political competition between the KMT and the DPP will probably feature an alternation unless the nature of the two parties' competition is changed. (DÜI-Sen)

Explores evolution of relations between Taiwan and China since election of Chen Shui-bian as President of Taiwan in Mar. 2000. Summary in English p. 228.

Chao Chien-min: National security vs. economic interests : reassessing Taiwan's mainland policy under Chen Shui-bian Chen Qimao: The Taiwan conundrum : heading towards a new war? Sutter, Robert: China's good neighbor policy and its implications for Taiwan Ho Szy-yin; Leng Tse-Kang: Accounting for Taiwan's economic policy toward China

Taiwan is diplomatically isolated in international politics and yet it now has a thriving IR community with links the world over. As diplomatic isolation has increased, the government has felt a strong need to reach out in other spheres of the international community, and this has led to a demand for a better understanding of international relations. This can be compared to an 'industrial policy' — the government has supported and guided certain IR research agenda and institutions in accordance with the perceived needs of the territory. At the same time, the political science community was able to respond in kind. Since the early 1970s many of those who had received advanced degrees in American universities began to flow back to Taiwan, reversing a brain drain in political science in the previous decade. Their teachings and publications laid a firm foundation for the study of international relations in Taiwan. After three decades, this sub-field of political science has genuinely come of age. Whilst this has been on the back of US-inspired methodologies and academic role models, it is applied to challenges and problems that are unique to Taiwan and its regional environment.

L'élection de Chen Shui-bian à la présidence de Taiwan, en mars 2000, marque un tournant dans les relations entre Taipei et Pékin. Longtemps dominé par le nationalisme fermé du Kuomintang, d'un côté, et par le recours répété à la démonstration de force, de Vautre, l'imbroglio sino-taiwanais dévoile aujourd'hui un double visage : une rhétorique parfois enflammée et toujours complexe continue d'exprimer les incertitudes politiques quant à l'avenir de l'île, tandis que les réalités économiques semblent jouer en faveur d'une coexistence pacifique des deux régimes de part et d'autre du détroit. À terme, ce sont peut-être les forces du marché et de la globalisation qui trouveront la solution du dilemme indépendance-réunification, qui reste un élément d'instabilité majeur en Asie du Nord-Est.