China;
Taiwan Studies;
nationalism;
legitimacy;
political reform;
D O I:
10.1525/AS.2014.54.3.471
中图分类号:
K9 [地理];
学科分类号:
0705 ;
摘要:
Chinese Taiwan Studies faces a dilemma: By treating Taiwan as an autonomous research subject, Taiwan Studies indirectly questions the rationale for China's reunification. Yet, by emphasizing the commonalities between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, Taiwan Studies justifies the island's subversive role as an agent of democratization on the mainland.