| ID | 137402 |
| Title Proper | Producing and reproducing the 1992 consensus |
| Other Title Information | the sociolinguistic construction of the political economy of China-Taiwan relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wei, Chi-hung |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the study of China-Taiwan relations, scholars view the so-called “1992 consensus” as essential to economic ties across the Taiwan Strait. However, such an argument overlooks the fact that the 1992 consensus was initially coined as a political formula concerning what “one China” meant. It was not until after 2008 that an economic logic was attached in a sociolinguistic way to the 1992 consensus by proponents of the 1992 consensus. Specifically, “1992ers” argued that China might sever cross-Strait economic ties should Taiwan reject the 1992 consensus. I thus argue that scholarly understandings about cross-Strait politics and/or economics are not unaffected by 1992ers’ interpretations. When 1992ers (re)interpret the 1992 consensus in economic terms, their discursive practices may change the intersubjective understandings about the cross-Strait political economy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Security Vol. 11, No.1; Jan-Apr 2015: p.72-88 |
| Journal Source | Asian Security Vol: 11 No 1 |
| Key Words | Political Economy ; Taiwan ; China ; Taiwan Strait ; China - Taiwan Relations ; Consensus - 1992 |