Research Activities
Research Projects
Clientelism, market mechanism, and economic statecraft: Political economy of China-Taiwan relations(2020_2_40_006)
Outline
Since the early 1990s, China has strategically capitalized on its economic power so as to leverage its political influence over Taiwan. Rapid expansion of Taiwanese investments in China, preferential treatment of agricultural imports from Taiwan, and the dispatching of Chinese tourists to the island have all become policy tools for China to exert its influence over Taiwan. Some of these policies proved successful, while others failed. This study probes the evolution of China’s economic statecraft toward Taiwan and investigates its micro-foundations and economic and political outcomes. In so doing, I will focus on (1) the functions of patron-client networks that emerged across the Taiwan Strait over the last few decades and (2) the reactions of Taiwanese economic actors to China’s policies.
Period
April 2020 - March 2023
Leader of the Research Project
Kawakami Momoko
Publications
Published by External Publisher (Japanese)