Yu-Shan Wu
Biographic Data
| ID | 213952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yu-Shan Wu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yu-Shan |
| FAMILY NAME | Wu |
| SIGNATURE | WU Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Taiwan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1258-7745 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 109 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The BRICS expanded
Threats to Liberalism in a Nascent Democracy
This article offers a complimentary analysis to Prof. Thompson’s treatise on democracy in East Asia. It focuses on the external source of democratic backsliding, a look into the future, and an emphasis on the dilemma of meeting the security challenge while remaining liberal in a world rapidly plunging into Cold War 2.0. Three sources of threat to nascent liberal democracies are identified: authoritarian encroachment, a security dilemma, and a pol…
How a Rising Power Treats Small States amid Power Transition
In a world buffeted by chaos emanating from the power transition between the USA and China, the behaviour patterns of a rising power carry considerable significance. This article explains a rising power’s choice of policies towards small states and why it adopts them. We then test the competing “power” and “culture” hypotheses by analysing asymmetric interactions during the “power transition” between the Turkic/Eastern Turkic Khanate and Sui-Tang…
The Mongolian semi-presidential constitution and its democratic performance
While earlier studies of Mongolian democracy focused on actor-based explanations for its success, this study discusses the previously less examined role of Mongolia’s semi-presidential constitution in the process of democratization. It examines how the semi-presidential political system in Mongolia evolved since 1992 and offers an in-depth examination of the Mongolian semi-presidential form of government institutionalized by the 1992 constitution…
Beyond 'Indo-Pacific' as a buzzword
This exploratory article is interested in how transnational foreign policy ideas are shaped and institutionalised. One such idea that has re-emerged more prominently since the early 2000s is that of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ that covers the geoeconomic landscape of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The question is whether such a concept can exist beyond white papers and the current environment of US–China competition. In order to understand how transnation…
Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations
This study examines the association between political competition (elections in Taiwan and political successions in China) and cross-Strait conflicts. We find that the Taiwan president has been more assertive toward mainland China during the election period or in his second term, than during the inter-electoral period or in the first term. The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reacts to Taiwan's provocations more harshly when…
Speculating a Fire Sale
Power position and Taiwan policy
Cross-Strait relations between China and Taiwan have experienced wild fluctuations in the past decades. Although the existing literature has investigated the link between domestic politics and Taiwan’s mainland policy, our understanding of how politics in China impacts Beijing’s policy toward Taiwan is woefully insufficient. This article fills the gap by exploring the relation between the power position of the general secretary of the Chinese Com…
South African foreign policy and China
South Africa’s burgeoning relationship with China exposes the increasing \ncomplexities of its post-apartheid international relations. On one hand \nbilateral relations have deepened since 1998, due to the increasing \ncomplementarities with South Africa’s foreign policy priorities that \nemphasise developmental pragmatism and a Southward orientation \nwithin the broader African context. On the other hand this relationship \nemphasises the deeper…
CCTV's Global Outreach
This scoping article introduces key issues surrounding the globalisation of China Central Television (CCTV), focusing on its African operations, content and reception, specifically in Kenya and South Africa. At a time when the Chinese government is seeking to enhance positive perceptions of China and China-Africa relations, and its associated media outlets are seeking to compete with other major global players like CNN and the BBC, this article t…
Russia and the CIS in 2010
Russia's semi-democratic system and fuel-driven state capitalism gradually recovered from the financial crisis. The Putin-Medvedev diarchy functioned reasonably well, although the two have not worked out a plan for political succession in 2012. On external relations, Russia improved ties with the U.S., and Kyrgyzstan's April revolution appeared a blessing
Russia and the CIS in 2009
In the global financial crisis, Russia faces the most severe challenge to its politicoeconomic system. Oil prices plummeted, and Russia's exports and state revenues dropped with them. The economy was severely shaken, and cracks appeared in its semi-democratic system headed by the Putin-Medvedev diarchy. However, relations with Washington showed signs of improvement as President Obama reset the overall tone of U.S. foreign policy. Russia pursued c…
Taiwan's Developmental State
Taiwan was a typical Capitalist Developmental State (CDS) from the 1960s through the 1980s. In this article the effects of the Asian Financial Crisis and the two political shocks that it sandwiched are assessed. We find that Taiwan's CDS structure has been seriously undermined for political, not for economic, reasons
Taiwan's Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations
Taiwanese Nationalism and Its Implications
The change of national identity in Taiwan is the concern of the international community, for it may lead to Taiwan independence and armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait and entail a showdown between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China. The articles in this special issue concentrate on the origins, nature, and impact of the rise of Taiwanese nationalism. In these concluding remarks, a worst-case scenario based on these articles is presented…
Taiwan in 2001
Research Article| February 01 2002 Taiwan in 2001: Stalemated on All Fronts Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (2002) 42 (1): 29–38. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2002.42.1.29 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site …
Taiwan in 2000 Managing the Aftershocks From Power Transfer
Research Article| February 01 2001 TAIWAN IN 2000 Managing the Aftershocks from Power Transfer Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (2001) 41 (1): 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2001.41.1.40 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Ico…
Les voies du communisme
Peu de régimes communistes ont résisté à la révolution démocratique de 1989. Parmi les survivants les plus notables, la RPC, le Viêt Nam, la Corée du Nord et Cuba forment une « bande des quatre ». Une approche en termes de « crises et séquences », répertoriant huit trajectoires de développement, permet d’expliquer la survie de ces régimes et d’évaluer leurs perspectives de démocratisation. La Chine et le Viêt Nam ont emprunté la route des réforme…
Theorizing on Relations across the Taiwan Strait
Cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and mainland China are of great importance to the development of China and peace in East Asia. However, this subject has not been sufficiently dealt with in a theoretical manner. This paper takes stock of the analytical approaches in the field in an effort to present to the academic world the existing intellectual instruments that interested researchers can take advantage of in cross-Strait studies. Nine appr…
Taiwanese Elections and Cross-Strait Relations
Research Article| July 01 1999 Taiwanese Elections and Cross-Strait Relations: Mainland Policy in Flux Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1999) 39 (4): 565–587. https://doi.org/10.2307/3021239 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search…
Four Faces of Vietnamese Communism
Since 1975, Vietnamese communism has changed face three times. These frequent and radical institutional permutations have been unprecedented among communist countries. This paper argues that hegemonic dependence, domestic economic imperative, and elite idealism are the three main factors that determine Vietnam's institutional configuration. Among the three, dependence on a hegemon means the dominance of the developmental model and institutional p…
Away from socialism
This article offers a refined institutional approach to ascertain the main cause of China's economic surge. It first surveys the literature on economic performance of (ex‐)socialist countries. Then it offers an institution mix to account for Chinese economic success: hard budget constraint, state‐regulated market, export expansion and bureaucratic autonomy. It argues that hard budget constraint of the private or quasi‐private sector is necessary …
Taiwan in 1994
Research Article| January 01 1995 Taiwan in 1994: Managing a Critical Relationship Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1995) 35 (1): 61–69. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645131 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site C…
The Modernization of Factionalism in Chinese Politics
The informal dimension has always been important in Chinese politics, due to a traditional bias against legalism and favoring the sentimentalization of personal qualities. We contend that it remains so still, albeit in altered form. Rather than being oriented solely to personal or in-group security, factionalism in the context of the more secure bureaucratic environment of the reform era has come to embrace policy goals and material interests as …
Taiwan in 1993
The Republic of China on Taiwan experienced another multiparty election in November 1993, the third in as many years. Political parties competed on bread-and-butter issues in the island-wide election for mayors and county magistrates, and continued economic growth remained the ruling Kuomintang's (KMT) most important asset. However, Taiwan had become more and more dependent on the mainland China market. In order to offset this economic dependence…
The Modernization of Factionalism in Chinese Politics
The informal dimension has always been important in Chinese politics, due to a traditional bias against legalism and favoring the sentimentalization of personal qualities. We contend that it remains so still, albeit in altered form. Rather than being oriented solely to personal or in-group security, factionalism in the context of the more secure bureaucratic environment of the reform era has come to embrace policy goals and material interests as …
CCTV's Global Outreach
This scoping article introduces key issues surrounding the globalisation of China Central Television (CCTV), focusing on its African operations, content and reception, specifically in Kenya and South Africa. At a time when the Chinese government is seeking to enhance positive perceptions of China and China-Africa relations, and its associated media outlets are seeking to compete with other major global players like CNN and the BBC, this article t…
Theorizing on Relations across the Taiwan Strait
Cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and mainland China are of great importance to the development of China and peace in East Asia. However, this subject has not been sufficiently dealt with in a theoretical manner. This paper takes stock of the analytical approaches in the field in an effort to present to the academic world the existing intellectual instruments that interested researchers can take advantage of in cross-Strait studies. Nine appr…
Taiwan's Developmental State
Taiwan was a typical Capitalist Developmental State (CDS) from the 1960s through the 1980s. In this article the effects of the Asian Financial Crisis and the two political shocks that it sandwiched are assessed. We find that Taiwan's CDS structure has been seriously undermined for political, not for economic, reasons
Taiwan's Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations
Taiwanese Nationalism and Its Implications
The change of national identity in Taiwan is the concern of the international community, for it may lead to Taiwan independence and armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait and entail a showdown between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China. The articles in this special issue concentrate on the origins, nature, and impact of the rise of Taiwanese nationalism. In these concluding remarks, a worst-case scenario based on these articles is presented…
Taiwan in 2001
Research Article| February 01 2002 Taiwan in 2001: Stalemated on All Fronts Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (2002) 42 (1): 29–38. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2002.42.1.29 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site …
Taiwan in 2000 Managing the Aftershocks From Power Transfer
Research Article| February 01 2001 TAIWAN IN 2000 Managing the Aftershocks from Power Transfer Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (2001) 41 (1): 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2001.41.1.40 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Ico…
Taiwanese Elections and Cross-Strait Relations
Research Article| July 01 1999 Taiwanese Elections and Cross-Strait Relations: Mainland Policy in Flux Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1999) 39 (4): 565–587. https://doi.org/10.2307/3021239 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search…
Marketization of Politics
Research Article| April 01 1989 Marketization of Politics: The Taiwan Experience Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1960) 29 (4): 382–400. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644883 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Y…
Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations
This study examines the association between political competition (elections in Taiwan and political successions in China) and cross-Strait conflicts. We find that the Taiwan president has been more assertive toward mainland China during the election period or in his second term, than during the inter-electoral period or in the first term. The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reacts to Taiwan's provocations more harshly when…
Power position and Taiwan policy
Cross-Strait relations between China and Taiwan have experienced wild fluctuations in the past decades. Although the existing literature has investigated the link between domestic politics and Taiwan’s mainland policy, our understanding of how politics in China impacts Beijing’s policy toward Taiwan is woefully insufficient. This article fills the gap by exploring the relation between the power position of the general secretary of the Chinese Com…
The BRICS expanded
South African foreign policy and China
South Africa’s burgeoning relationship with China exposes the increasing \ncomplexities of its post-apartheid international relations. On one hand \nbilateral relations have deepened since 1998, due to the increasing \ncomplementarities with South Africa’s foreign policy priorities that \nemphasise developmental pragmatism and a Southward orientation \nwithin the broader African context. On the other hand this relationship \nemphasises the deeper…
Away from socialism
This article offers a refined institutional approach to ascertain the main cause of China's economic surge. It first surveys the literature on economic performance of (ex‐)socialist countries. Then it offers an institution mix to account for Chinese economic success: hard budget constraint, state‐regulated market, export expansion and bureaucratic autonomy. It argues that hard budget constraint of the private or quasi‐private sector is necessary …
Reforming the revolution
The Linkage Between Economic and Political Reform in the Socialist Countries
Political reforms in the socialist countries cannot be understood with the traditional demand-side theories. The property-rights structure is a crucial element in deciding the level of social demand for democracy. But the institutionalization of political pluralism can only be explained by elite strategic thinking. Typically, Leninist elites do not opt for political reforms if they can successfully restructure the economic systems without making …
Marketization of Politics
Research Article| April 01 1989 Marketization of Politics: The Taiwan Experience Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1960) 29 (4): 382–400. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644883 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Y…
Reforming the revolution
The Linkage Between Economic and Political Reform in the Socialist Countries
Political reforms in the socialist countries cannot be understood with the traditional demand-side theories. The property-rights structure is a crucial element in deciding the level of social demand for democracy. But the institutionalization of political pluralism can only be explained by elite strategic thinking. Typically, Leninist elites do not opt for political reforms if they can successfully restructure the economic systems without making …
Taiwan in 1993
The Republic of China on Taiwan experienced another multiparty election in November 1993, the third in as many years. Political parties competed on bread-and-butter issues in the island-wide election for mayors and county magistrates, and continued economic growth remained the ruling Kuomintang's (KMT) most important asset. However, Taiwan had become more and more dependent on the mainland China market. In order to offset this economic dependence…
Taiwan in 1994
Research Article| January 01 1995 Taiwan in 1994: Managing a Critical Relationship Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1995) 35 (1): 61–69. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645131 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site C…
The Modernization of Factionalism in Chinese Politics
The informal dimension has always been important in Chinese politics, due to a traditional bias against legalism and favoring the sentimentalization of personal qualities. We contend that it remains so still, albeit in altered form. Rather than being oriented solely to personal or in-group security, factionalism in the context of the more secure bureaucratic environment of the reform era has come to embrace policy goals and material interests as …
Away from socialism
This article offers a refined institutional approach to ascertain the main cause of China's economic surge. It first surveys the literature on economic performance of (ex‐)socialist countries. Then it offers an institution mix to account for Chinese economic success: hard budget constraint, state‐regulated market, export expansion and bureaucratic autonomy. It argues that hard budget constraint of the private or quasi‐private sector is necessary …
Four Faces of Vietnamese Communism
Since 1975, Vietnamese communism has changed face three times. These frequent and radical institutional permutations have been unprecedented among communist countries. This paper argues that hegemonic dependence, domestic economic imperative, and elite idealism are the three main factors that determine Vietnam's institutional configuration. Among the three, dependence on a hegemon means the dominance of the developmental model and institutional p…
Taiwanese Elections and Cross-Strait Relations
Research Article| July 01 1999 Taiwanese Elections and Cross-Strait Relations: Mainland Policy in Flux Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1999) 39 (4): 565–587. https://doi.org/10.2307/3021239 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search…
Theorizing on Relations across the Taiwan Strait
Cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and mainland China are of great importance to the development of China and peace in East Asia. However, this subject has not been sufficiently dealt with in a theoretical manner. This paper takes stock of the analytical approaches in the field in an effort to present to the academic world the existing intellectual instruments that interested researchers can take advantage of in cross-Strait studies. Nine appr…
Taiwan in 2000 Managing the Aftershocks From Power Transfer
Research Article| February 01 2001 TAIWAN IN 2000 Managing the Aftershocks from Power Transfer Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (2001) 41 (1): 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2001.41.1.40 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Ico…
Les voies du communisme
Peu de régimes communistes ont résisté à la révolution démocratique de 1989. Parmi les survivants les plus notables, la RPC, le Viêt Nam, la Corée du Nord et Cuba forment une « bande des quatre ». Une approche en termes de « crises et séquences », répertoriant huit trajectoires de développement, permet d’expliquer la survie de ces régimes et d’évaluer leurs perspectives de démocratisation. La Chine et le Viêt Nam ont emprunté la route des réforme…
Taiwan in 2001
Research Article| February 01 2002 Taiwan in 2001: Stalemated on All Fronts Yu-Shan Wu Yu-Shan Wu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (2002) 42 (1): 29–38. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2002.42.1.29 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site …
Taiwanese Nationalism and Its Implications
The change of national identity in Taiwan is the concern of the international community, for it may lead to Taiwan independence and armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait and entail a showdown between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China. The articles in this special issue concentrate on the origins, nature, and impact of the rise of Taiwanese nationalism. In these concluding remarks, a worst-case scenario based on these articles is presented…
Taiwan's Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations
Taiwan's Developmental State
Taiwan was a typical Capitalist Developmental State (CDS) from the 1960s through the 1980s. In this article the effects of the Asian Financial Crisis and the two political shocks that it sandwiched are assessed. We find that Taiwan's CDS structure has been seriously undermined for political, not for economic, reasons
Russia and the CIS in 2009
In the global financial crisis, Russia faces the most severe challenge to its politicoeconomic system. Oil prices plummeted, and Russia's exports and state revenues dropped with them. The economy was severely shaken, and cracks appeared in its semi-democratic system headed by the Putin-Medvedev diarchy. However, relations with Washington showed signs of improvement as President Obama reset the overall tone of U.S. foreign policy. Russia pursued c…
Russia and the CIS in 2010
Russia's semi-democratic system and fuel-driven state capitalism gradually recovered from the financial crisis. The Putin-Medvedev diarchy functioned reasonably well, although the two have not worked out a plan for political succession in 2012. On external relations, Russia improved ties with the U.S., and Kyrgyzstan's April revolution appeared a blessing
CCTV's Global Outreach
This scoping article introduces key issues surrounding the globalisation of China Central Television (CCTV), focusing on its African operations, content and reception, specifically in Kenya and South Africa. At a time when the Chinese government is seeking to enhance positive perceptions of China and China-Africa relations, and its associated media outlets are seeking to compete with other major global players like CNN and the BBC, this article t…
South African foreign policy and China
South Africa’s burgeoning relationship with China exposes the increasing \ncomplexities of its post-apartheid international relations. On one hand \nbilateral relations have deepened since 1998, due to the increasing \ncomplementarities with South Africa’s foreign policy priorities that \nemphasise developmental pragmatism and a Southward orientation \nwithin the broader African context. On the other hand this relationship \nemphasises the deeper…
Speculating a Fire Sale
Power position and Taiwan policy
Cross-Strait relations between China and Taiwan have experienced wild fluctuations in the past decades. Although the existing literature has investigated the link between domestic politics and Taiwan’s mainland policy, our understanding of how politics in China impacts Beijing’s policy toward Taiwan is woefully insufficient. This article fills the gap by exploring the relation between the power position of the general secretary of the Chinese Com…
Domestic Politics and Cross-Strait Relations
This study examines the association between political competition (elections in Taiwan and political successions in China) and cross-Strait conflicts. We find that the Taiwan president has been more assertive toward mainland China during the election period or in his second term, than during the inter-electoral period or in the first term. The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reacts to Taiwan's provocations more harshly when…
The Mongolian semi-presidential constitution and its democratic performance
While earlier studies of Mongolian democracy focused on actor-based explanations for its success, this study discusses the previously less examined role of Mongolia’s semi-presidential constitution in the process of democratization. It examines how the semi-presidential political system in Mongolia evolved since 1992 and offers an in-depth examination of the Mongolian semi-presidential form of government institutionalized by the 1992 constitution…
Beyond 'Indo-Pacific' as a buzzword
This exploratory article is interested in how transnational foreign policy ideas are shaped and institutionalised. One such idea that has re-emerged more prominently since the early 2000s is that of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ that covers the geoeconomic landscape of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The question is whether such a concept can exist beyond white papers and the current environment of US–China competition. In order to understand how transnation…
Political science (26 works) · Law (19 works) · Law (18 works) · Politics (18 works) · Economics (15 works) · China (14 works) · Political economy (14 works) · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (8 works)