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Taishang are a special social and economic product of Taiwan's unique international political situation. Taishang refers to Taiwanese businesses outside Taiwan and has become very popular since 2000, when their presence and activities in China and Southeast Asia have become socially noticeable, and even politically sensitive. The sociological uniqueness of Taishang lies in the fact that they have to practice their business on their own, without the Taiwanese state's official and diplomatic protection. Taiwan has no formal diplomatic relations in any countries in Southeast Asia, while the political relations between Taiwan and China remain tense and conflictual. In this rather strange and extraordinary political economic context, the ways Taishang manage their businesses and cope with their explicit and implicit political risks are thus of great interest and are worth investigating. Three important features of Taishang's business practice and managerial style in Southeast Asia are highlighted here; and the way Taishang have been forced to develop their unique “political connection” with government officials in China in order to enhance and defend their business destiny is also characterized

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