This book offers a diverse set of perspectives on the current state of Taiwan’s economy and international relations, equally considering the challenges and opportunities that could forge Taiwan’s future. Featuring a range of interdisciplinary approaches, this edited volume has been written by some of the leading scholars on Taiwan’s economy and international relations, as well as emerging scholars and writers with practical diplomatic, political, and civil society experience. Contributors cover themes from political economy and international relations to gender studies and civil society-led LGBT diplomacy. Readers will benefit from chapters outlining both the historical overview of Taiwan’s development and more recent developments, with several chapters offering focused case studies into Taiwan’s economy and international space. A balanced set of conclusions are reached, affording scope for both optimism and pessimism about Taiwan’s prospects. Taiwan's Economic and Diplomatic Challenges and Opportunities will appeal to students and scholars of international relations, economics, and Taiwan studies.

Examining the role of China's sub-national regions in the country's dynamic entanglement with globalization has showed how different regions have played diverse roles both in China's economic and social transformations and in changes in the shape and nature of globalization itself. The dynamic global context for China's development, as well as the strategic political and economic concerns of China's leadership, have informed and been informed by regional development. This chapter suggests that they fall into three broad areas. First, the geographical scale, diversity and complexity of China's regions requires a step change in the way in which governments, businesses, investors and others outside China engage with the country. Second, as was made particularly clear in the discussion of the belt and road initiative, geography and location still matter. Finally, getting to grips with the ongoing development of …

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The EU–China Relationship: European Perspectives, pp. 477-494 (2015) No AccessChina's Food Security: (August 2012)Robert AshRobert AshSchool of Oriental and African Studies, Englandhttps://doi.org/10.1142/9781783264551_0045Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref) PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: The following sections are included: Executive Summary Recent Performance Outlook Policy Issues Implications for the EU Introduction: China's Food Security Context China's Recent Grain Performance China's Foreign Trade in Staple Foodstuffs Future Trends Policy – Opportunities and Constraints Implications for the EU FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Recommended The EU–China Relationship: European PerspectivesMetrics History PDF download

This chapter seeks to analyse and assess some of the major opportunities and challenges in China's Twelfth Five-Year Programme for Social and Economic Development (hereafter 12FYP).1 The main economic thrust of the 12FYP is one of sustainable, balanced and innovative development; its principal social thrust is that the government should enhance its support for 'livelihoods' (minsheng) in order to create a 'moderately well-off' (xiaokang) society by 2020.2KeywordsClean Development MechanismIntellectual Property RightCircular EconomySustainable FuturePearl River Delta RegionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

The contours of China's rural economy and society have changed dramatically during the last 30 years. Urbanization and migration have made China less of a rural society than it was in 1978, while agriculture is no longer the principal driver of rural, let alone national, economic growth. Nevertheless, the registered rural population still numbers well over 700 million, and the dominant role of agriculture as a source of employment persists to this day. In its efforts to promote sustainable economic and social development, the Chinese government faces some of its most pressing challenges in the countryside. Its ability to fulfil major goals – those relating to employment, food security, poverty reduction, welfare enhancement and environmental sustainability – therefore depends critically on the effectiveness of its rural policies. Rapid growth and marked changes in the structure of farm production since 1978 have been underpinned by major improvements in both land and labour productivity. In particular, the response of farmers to changes in levels and patterns of food consumption associated with growing affluence has been quite impressive. Despite short-term fluctuations, trend growth of domestic grain above all, cereal output has been positive, as a result of which China has succeeded in fulfilling its target of maintaining 'basic' food self-sufficiency. The government's adherence to a strategy of food self-sufficiency that runs counter to the principle of comparative advantage has also minimized China's involvement in international cereal markets. Meanwhile, property rights remain a core issue in the farm sector. From this perspective, a recent initiative, designed to facilitate the emergence of new kinds of land transfers that would pave the way for a process of land consolidation, appears to represent a significant new development – albeit one that carries dangers as well as opportunities.

The reforms of the last 25 years have made China an increasingly urbanised society, and the process of urbanisation will accelerate in the coming years. For the time being, however, China remains a predominantly rural society. Some 745 million people — 57 percent of the total population — are officially registered as rural.1 Two-thirds of total employment takes place in the countryside,2 and agriculture alone still accounts for almost 45 percent of all jobs.3 These are formidable numbers. No assessment of China’s future economic and social development can fail to take close account of the challenges posed by this “rural bias” and its implications for government economic and social policies.

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The following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONWTO AND AGRICULTURE: THE AGREEMENTSIMPLICATIONS OF WTO ACCESSION FOR AGRICULTURE IN CHINAASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF WTO ACCESSION FOR AGRICULTURE IN TAIWANCONCLUSION — DUAL WTO ACCESSION AND CROSS-STRAIT AGRICULTURAL TRADE