Legitimacy of Taiwan’s Trade Negotiations with China: Demystifying Political Challenges

• Main Author: HSIEH, Pasha L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Taiwan; China; Straits Exchange Foundation; Cross-Straits Relations; ECFA; Services Trade Agreement; Sunflower Movement; ASEAN; Asian Studies; Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1558; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3510/viewcontent/P_ID_51681_LegitimacyTaiwanTradeNegotiations_2016.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The article analyzes Taiwan’s legitimacy debate over trade negotiations with China. The theoretical concept of legitimacy is used to assess Taiwan’s cross-straits negotiation mechanism and trade agreements. This article argues that Taiwan’s current legal framework governing congressional supervision...