英文摘要 |
Most previous studies that examined the personnel appointment of CCP's Taiwan Affairs Office system focused on the analysis at the national level, such as the CCP's Central Leading Small Group for Taiwan Affairs and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. Unlike these previous studies, this paper examines the personnel appointment of the Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office (PTAO). Drawing from the theory of fragmented authoritarianism, we propose the concepts of ''department absorbing'' and ''leadership of Small Group'' to analyze 31 PTAO's organizational structures and examine how particular historical conditions shaped their organizational change. We find that PTAO's organizational development largely follows the logic of ''path dependence,'' and the development trajectories have been shaped by the Great United Front. Moreover, based on the analysis of the career development of PTAO directors from 2000 to 2018, we find that under the rule of Xi Jinping, the average term length of PTAO's directors is shorter, and the turnover rate of the cadre is higher. Thirdly, we find that the percentage of current directors who had Great United Front working experiences has been considerably increased. Overall, this study demonstrates that the pattern of PTAO cadre appointment is changing toward a direction of ''limited renewal.'' |