The China-Taiwan relationship: Economic integration and normalization

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan; Qin Tang

doi:10.1057/9781137432933.0012

The China-Taiwan relationship: Economic integration and normalization

Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Qin Tang

Ruhr University Bochum

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Abstract

The cross-Strait economic relationship is complex given the uneasy political connections existing between mainland China and Taiwan. Although attempts at fostering economic links between the two countries date back to the late 1970s, it is only after the 1985 Plaza Accord that Taiwanese firms started using China as an economic platform for trade and investment. Increased integration and normalization between the two countries was given a decisive impetus with membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The political dialogue after 2008 has changed trade and investment patterns into a more balanced cooperation. The Economic Cooperative Framework Agreement (ECFA) is a critical agreement in redressing the imbalances in the relationship.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Economic Integration in Asia
Subtitle of host publication	Towards the Delineation of a Sustainable Path
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	56-77
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137432933
ISBN (Print)	9781137432926
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137432933.0012
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cross-Strait
ECFA
Economic integration
Normalization
WTO

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