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1 * ** The China Factor in Taiwan s Economic Miracle by Wan-wen CHU Keywords: Taiwan s economic development, China factor, division system, Chinese nationalism Received: November 25, 2008; in revised form: April 14, * NSC H /9/27-28 ** wwchu@gate.sinica.edu.tw

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2 Abstract There is no doubt that Taiwan s post war economic record has been phenomenal. However, the question of how to explain its growth has been a controversial topic in Taiwan, often mired in partisan politics. The dominant discourse in the last two decades contributes Taiwan s economic miracle to either the Japanese colonial legacy, or the American intervention, or the diligence of the populace, but not to the effort of the ruling Nationalist government. The ruling KMT party was instead accused of building up its oligarchical party-state capitalism for its own purposes. This paper shows

The dominant discourse in the last two decades contributes Taiwan s economic miracle to either the Japanese colonial legacy, or the American

3 051 that this discourse cannot explain the growth record. The afore-mentioned explanatory factors are necessary but not sufficient conditions for development. Developing economies need to have strong active forces to promote development, usually motivated by nationalism to fend off foreign economic dominance. Taiwan s post war development was promoted by the Nationalist government, and its motivation came from the Chinese nationalism forged during the century-long Chinese struggle against foreign imperialism since the Opium War. It is necessary to look at the issue from a historical perspective, so as to understand the past and the present, and to find direction for future development.

Taiwan s post war development was promoted by the Nationalist government, and its motivation came from the Chinese nationalism forged during the century-long Chinese

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