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The political thinking of the mainland taishang: some preliminary observations from the field
Das politische Denken von Managern (Taiwan): einige vorläufige Beobachtungen im Feld
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Abstract "This article explores the political thinking of Taiwanese business people (taishang) and factory managers (taigan) on the Chinese mainland by drawing on qualitative data gathered between 2006 and 2008 in the Pearl River Delta and the Shanghai/ Kunshan metropolitan area. An ideal type of taishang is... view more
"This article explores the political thinking of Taiwanese business people (taishang) and factory managers (taigan) on the Chinese mainland by drawing on qualitative data gathered between 2006 and 2008 in the Pearl River Delta and the Shanghai/ Kunshan metropolitan area. An ideal type of taishang is constructed to explain the major features of their identification with Taiwan, their perspectives on cross-Strait relations, their integration in Chinese society and their self-assessment as political actors in the shaping of cross-Strait relations. An important finding of this study is that the taishang is a rather apolitical figure who does not see much leeway to develop autonomous political leverage. However, this may change gradually as cross-Strait relations have eased significantly since the Kuomintang (KMT) (Guomindang) came to power in mid-2008 and the governments in Beijing and Taibei have experienced a rapprochement." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
bilateral relations; international relations; economic elite; role; manager; metropolis; political actor; political attitude; place of residence; Far East; labor market; deployment overseas; Taiwan; identity; typology; family; self-assessment; identification; migration; China; developing country
Classification
General History
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Management Science
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Sociology of Economics
Method
qualitative empirical; empirical; historical
Free Keywords
Political science; Taiwan Straits; political actors; social integration; Contemporary
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 73-110
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 39 (2010) 1
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works