this chapter assesses how Taiwan's government has governed and legislated the immigration of migrants from the PRC. It highlights the dominant role of national identity as a tool for exclusion, particularly within the context of cross-strait relations. It concludes that, given the dynamic nature of nationalism, and debates of national identity, it has real limitations; opening the door to new interpretations and the reframing of highly sensitive policy debates.

First Author: Schubert, Gunter; Damm, Jens
Attributed to:  British Inter-University China Centre funded by ESRC

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: Taiwanese Identity in the 21st Century: Domestic, Regional and Global Perspectives (2011)

ISBN: 9780415620239