A Content Analysis of China’s Think Tanks on the Taiwan Issues from 2008 to 2014: Case studies of Four Think Tanks
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Li, Yi-Yu
Abstract
After the KMT (Kuomingtang) obtained the right to rule in 2008, the appeal of its cross-strait policy has focused on strengthening the exchange of cross-strait politics, economies, social norms, and cultures. Under the new cross-strait state of affairs, this thesis examined the time period between 2008 and 2014. It also investigated the research discussion of China’s think tanks on Taiwan affairs during this period. By understanding current China think tanks’ perceptions of Taiwan affairs as well as reflecting on and reorganizing the think tanks’ stance toward Taiwan affairs research, the real image of current China’s think tanks regarding Taiwan affairs can be outlined. In terms of the division of research issues, this thesis used high politics and low politics as the basis of categorization, and analyzed the sub-issues of Taiwan’s political situation, economy, social culture, and the cross-strait topics of high and low politics. Through analyzing think tanks’ journals and researchers’ interviews, this study discovered that the research by China’s think tanks have become more objective in respective to Taiwan affairs as a result of advancements in information dissemination and cross-strait exchange. In regard to the standpoints and factions toward Taiwan affairs, this thesis believed that distinguishing think tanks as “doves” or “hawks” by their standpoints to “advocate war” or “advocate surrender” would be erroneous. The real criterion that distinguishes among different think tanks should be their choices of research topics given the current time and space. The think tanks that are closer to the center of politics tend to choose topics related to high politics and policies as their research focus. Therefore, the choice of research topics distinguishes think tanks between the “south” and “north” factions, rather than their choices to “advocate war” or “advocate surrender.”
Subjects
think tank
high politics
low politics
cross-strait relations
Taiwan issues
Type
thesis
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