Taiwan: China's Last Frontier

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Geography and early history: topography - the beautiful island; pre-history - before the Chinese; early contact with the mainland; early foreign contacts; Taiwan under the Dutch - 1624-1662; the Koxinga interregnum - 1661-1683; the "Wild East" Taiwan 1683-1850; Taiwan joins international politics - the 19th century; early modernization - self-strenthening on Taiwan; the Japanese annexation and the Republic of Taiwan - 1895; Taiwan under the Japanese - 1895-1945. Part 2 The Kuomintang: the Kuomintant in 1945; SunYat-sen and the orgins of the KMT; the Kuomintang reorganizes - 1916-1928; the Kuomintang in power - 1928-1937; the second united front - 1937-1945. Part 3 Taiwan's political development 1945-1986: the KMT takeover of Taiwan; defeat on the mainland and the 1946 Constitution; the KMT cleans up its act on Taiwan; political development in the 1950s and 1960s - mainlander dictatorship; 1969-1986 - the birth of the opposition; Chiang Kai-Shek and the succession problem - the son also rises. Part 4 Taiwan's economic development: the first stage - agricultural development; the driving forces of early economic growth; the second stage - exports for growth; the restructuring of Taiwan's economy in the 1960; the third phase - the 1970s and 1980s; present economic structure - assets; present economic structure - liabilities. Part 5 Relations with China 1945-1976: the lines are drawn - 1945-1956; hostility in the 1950s; stalemate in the 1960s and 1970s. Part 6 Taiwan's foreign relations: relations with the United States; Taiwan and the United Nations; Taiwan and Japan; Taiwan and the Soviet bloc; relations with the overseas Chinese; Taiwan's current foreign policy. Part 7 China changes tack - Peking's 1980s Taiwan policy: China's new approach - the nine principles; the Hong Kong example; China's pragmatic foreign policy in the late 1980s; China's Taiwan policy in the late 1980s. Part 8 Political reform in Taiwan 1986-1989: the pressures on Chiang Ching-Kuo; the lifting of martial law; reform of the legislature; reform of the KMT; the democratic progressive party; the growth of protest. Part 9 Taiwan's opening to mainland China: the 1980s debate in Taiwan on mainland policy; the change finally comes; the trade and investment debate; the thirteenth congress and after - mainland fever; Taiwan and the Peking massacre. Part 10 What next? scenarios for the future: introduction and outline - the options for Taiwan's future; the preservation of the status quo; reunification on China's terms - peacefully, under one country - two systems formula; reunification on the KMT's terms; independence for Taiwan as a separate nation; the military option; a compromise?.