Taiwan's Presidents: Profiles of the Majestic Six - Hardcover

Copper, John F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032698144 ISBN 13: 9781032698144

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

This book profiles Taiwan’s six key presidents―Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou, and Tsai Ing-wen―focusing on politics, economics, elections, successes and failures in office, popularity, and democratization.

By analyzing criteria of the six presidents’ leadership, such as management of crises, advancing democracy, stewardship of the economy, charisma, corruption, and handling of foreign relations, especially with China and the U.S., John F. Copper goes on to rank the presidents and predicts trends and difficulties that future presidents will face. Special attention is paid to relations with the U.S., acknowledging the U.S. as Taiwan’s political and economic model as well as its being Taiwan’s protector in the context of China’s claim to Taiwan.

As an assessment of these six political leaders as well as a study of Taiwan’s political system, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Taiwan, political science, and international relations.

About this title

About the Author

John F. Copper is the Stanley J. Buckman Distinguished Professor of International Studies (emeritus) at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of more than 40 books on China, Taiwan, and U.S. Asia policy. Professor Copper’s most recent books include Taiwan’s Politics in Action: Struggling to Win at the Ballot Box, Taiwan: Nation-State or Province? (7th edition), Donald J. Trump and China, and Taiwan at a Tipping Point: The Democratic Progressive Party’s Return to Power.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032698144
• ISBN 13: 9781032698144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242