Taiwan in Troubled Times is concerned with Taiwan's politics and its relations with China following the election of Chen Shui-bian as President in March 2000. This event created problems between Taiwan and China and led to political gridlock in Taiwan. The Chen Administration is evaluated in this book. So is President Chen's party, which evolved as an opposition party and is now in power but is unaccustomed to the role.Contents:Introduction (J F Copper)Taiwan in Gridlock (J F Copper)Whither Cross-Strait Relations (L-J Sheng)The Democratic Progressive Party's Factional Politics (C-M Chao)Dynamic Stability in Beijing–Taipei Relations (G W Tsai)Taiwan's December 2001 Election (J F Copper)Appendices:China's White Paper on TaiwanZhu Rongji's Statement Before Taiwan ElectionChen Shui-bian's Victory SpeechChen Shui-bian's Inauguration AddressPresident Chen's National Day Address, 2000President's New Year's Eve AddressPresident's New Year's AddressPresident's First Anniversary SpeechEconomic Conference Closing AddressResolutions of Economic ConferencePresident's National Day Address, 2001President's Comments on the APEC ConferenceReadership: Academics, graduate students and undergraduates with an interest in Taiwan and Taiwan-China.Key Features:This is the first available book in the market that discusses the issue of intelligent fixture as a solution to improving workpiece precision in addition to fixture design automation