Dr. Chien-Kai Chen, assistant professor of international studies, has written a 242-page book titled Political Economy of China-Taiwan Relations: Its Origins and Development.
The book examines the interactions between the economic winners, the economic losers, the political parties, the government, and the general public in Taiwan’s domestic politics. It also looks at the development of China-Taiwan relations including a confrontational situation from 1995 to 2008, a relatively peaceful Taiwan Strait from 2008 to 2016, and a “cold peace” between the two sides since 2016.
“Chien-Kai Chen has produced a well-researched and insightful scholarship on the origins and development of cross-strait economic ties,” according to Dean P. Chen of Ramapo College. “It’s an essential reading for specialists focusing on the Taiwan Strait security-economic nexus and assessing the influence of interest coalitions and identity politics on such intricate relationships.”
Chen’s teaching and research interests included the political economy of East Asian countries, international politics of East Asia, China’s domestic politics and foreign relations, China-Taiwan-U.S. relations, democratization, state-society interactions, and economic interdependence.
Political Economy of China-Taiwan Relations will be released by Lexington Books in May.