英文摘要 |
China’s emergence as a global power in the 21 st century has presented Taiwan with new challenges. A drastic shift in policies towards China after the KMT regained the reins of government in 2008 has further resulted in wide-spread concern in Taiwan. That concern took form in student protests (the Sunflwer Movement) beginning in March 2014 resulting from the signing of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement with China. Even though that agreement was primarily an economic issue, the fact that over 1,000 industries would be affected suggests the wide-ranging effects it would have on Taiwan. This paper will analyze the economic and political consequences of the CSSTA and the effects it will have on Taiwan’s ethnic groups from the perspective of cultural anthropology. I will show that the CSSTA fails to take into account Taiwan’s complicated ethnic relations and different survival strategies and, if ratifid, would not only adversely affect Taiwan’s relatively weaker industries, but would also disrupt Taiwan’s delicate multi-cultural balance. A further concern relates to national security issues. This paper argues from the perspective of ethnic economics that the government should reconsider its current policy of promoting economic exchanges with China. Only by taking the effects on people into account, and not just monetary benefis, will the government be able to assess the overall costs and benefis of CSSTA and promote a broad consensus on the issue. |