Taiwan's political parties and national identity: the rise of an overarching consensus

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The confrontation between the 'pan-blue' and 'pan-green' party camps suggests the existence of competing and irreconcilable national identities. However, the overall quest for Taiwanese sovereignty against Beijing's insistence on the 'one country, two systems' formula suggests the rise of an overarching consensus between all political parties that reflects the fact that a Taiwanese nation already exists.

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Taiwan in 2003: plenty of clouds, few silver linings

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Taiwan faced political, economic and social struggles in the year 2003. The major problems shaking the country were economic recession, international isolation, domestic political gridlock leading to calls for referendums on national policy issue and a new constitution.

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Taiwan in 2002: another year of political droughts and typhoons

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Economic and political stagnation continues to plague the island of Taiwan even in 2002. rBy any economic, political or diplomatic measure, Taiwan's misfortunes abated only slightly in 2002, while confidence in leaders and institutions continued to sink.

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