The Politics of Mainland China`s Economic Statecraft in Relation to Current Cross-Strait Relations

Abstract

Mainly owing to the rapid growth of economic, political, and military power of mainland China (the People’s Republic of China, PRC) and the intensified internal political struggles leading to a more divided society in Taiwan (the Republic of China, ROC), relations across the Taiwan Strait have been further complicated in the past decade. It seems that mainland China has felt more certain about its advantage in Cross-Strait relations, and that Taiwan has become more doubtful about its political and economic space for survival.