Civic Exchanges across the Taiwan Strait Week 7
Civic Exchanges across the Taiwan Strait Week 7
Week 7:Teaching Outline Development of Civic Exchange Asymmetric Economic Relations Political Impact of Strait Exchanges on Mainland China
Week 7: Teaching Outline • Development of Civic Exchange • Asymmetric Economic Relations • Political Impact of Strait Exchanges on Mainland China
1.Development of Civic Exchange Political transition as a result of the detente of cross-strait relations (since 1979) The irrelevance of the martial law Political transition made people-to-people possible and inevitable Pressure from the civil society Three indirect links proposed by Chiu Hongda Appeals from the KMT's and DPP's representatives Retired soldiers were allowed to visit their family members in the mainland (1987)
1. Development of Civic Exchange • Political transition as a result of the détente of cross-strait relations (since 1979) – The irrelevance of the martial law • Political transition made people-to-people possible and inevitable – Pressure from the civil society – Three indirect links proposed by Chiu Hongda – Appeals from the KMT’s and DPP’s representatives – Retired soldiers were allowed to visit their family members in the mainland (1987)
1.Development of Civic Exchange Despite Lee Teng-hui's warning against the so-called the“mainland fever”and his policy of controlling strait exchange,which was followed by Chen Shui-bian, economic exchanges between the two sides have developed swiftly over the past twenty years
1. Development of Civic Exchange • Despite Lee Teng-hui’s warning against the so-called the “mainland fever” and his policy of controlling strait exchange, which was followed by Chen Shui-bian, economic exchanges between the two sides have developed swiftly over the past twenty years
1.Development of Civic Exchange By the end of 2012,88,001 Taiwanese business projects had been approved by the mainland,with $57.05 billion being actually invested,accounting for 4.5%of total foreign capitals the mainland had employed Cross-strait trade reached over $169 billion in the year 2012,with an accumulated amount of $1439 billion by the end of 2012(cf.SK 300 B for 2015)
1. Development of Civic Exchange • By the end of 2012, 88,001 Taiwanese business projects had been approved by the mainland, with $57.05 billion being actually invested, accounting for 4.5% of total foreign capitals the mainland had employed • Cross-strait trade reached over $169 billion in the year 2012, with an accumulated amount of $1439 billion by the end of 2012 (cf. SK 300 B for 2015)
1.Development of Civic Exchange The mainland is No.1 trade partner, biggest export market and No.2 import partner of Taiwan Taiwan is No.7 trade partner,No.9 export market,and No.5 import partner of the mainland
1. Development of Civic Exchange • The mainland is No.1 trade partner, biggest export market and No.2 import partner of Taiwan • Taiwan is No.7 trade partner, No. 9 export market, and No. 5 import partner of the mainland
1.Development of Civic Exchange Personnel exchanges (10000 person/times) From 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Taiwan 437 448 514 526 534 7163 Mainland 28 94 166 184 263 899 From indirect and asymmetric visits to direct and less asymmetric visits -From 4.6 million vs.0.23 million in 2007 to 4.5 million vs.0.9 million in 2009,and 5.3 million to 2.6 million in 2012,mainland tourists:2.75 in2013
1. Development of Civic Exchange • Personnel exchanges （10000 person/times) • From indirect and asymmetric visits to direct and less asymmetric visits – From 4.6 million vs. 0.23 million in 2007 to 4.5 million vs. 0.9 million in 2009, and 5.3 million to 2.6 million in 2012, mainland tourists:2.75 in 2013. From 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Taiwan 437 448 514 526 534 7163 Mainland 28 94 166 184 263 899
Cruel War and Priceless Peace 全合利铜刀
Cruel War and Priceless Peace
战争无情，和平无价(1M)
战争无情，和平无价（1 M）
2.Asymmetric Economic Relations From unilateral benefits for Taiwan to reciprocal exchanges for both? -$169 billion cross-strait trade in 2012 Accounting for 29.6%of Taiwan's foreign trade which is $571.8 billion But only about 4.4%of mainland's foreign trade
2. Asymmetric Economic Relations • From unilateral benefits for Taiwan to reciprocal exchanges for both? – $169 billion cross-strait trade in 2012 • Accounting for 29.6% of Taiwan’s foreign trade which is $571.8 billion • But only about 4.4% of mainland’s foreign trade