مؤلف: Peter C. Y. Chow

In July 1997, the promise of the Asian economic miracle and the Pacific century devolved into economic chaos and the onset of what has become known as the Asian financial crisis. One by one, many of …

The New Industrializing Countries (NICs) of the Pacific Basin–Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore–differ in many ways such as their languages, cultures, political and economic systems. Wh …

Trade as an engine of growth has played a catalyst role in East Asian development; through vigorous study of performances in past decades, East Asian trade and industrialization experiences may offer …

Most colonies became independent countries after the end of World War II, while few of them became modernized even after decades of their independence. Taiwan is one of the few to become a modern sta …

The US policy of supporting a democratic Taiwan while simultaneously engaging China is a delicate and complex balance, with outcomes critical to economic, security and strategic interests in Asia. At …