Taiwan in 2007: the waiting game/
Yun-han Chu
- 2008
After years of escalating tension in the Taiwan Strait, protracted partisan gridlock and a stagnating economy, the island anxiously awaited a fresh start after the March 2008 presidential election. The election will offer the potential for a dramatic shift in the tone and trajectory of cross-strait relations, and with it the opportunity for decreased risk that the U.S. could be drawn into an armed conflict with China.