Taiwan's statesman : Lee Teng-Hui and democracy in Asia / Richard C. Kagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kagan, Richard C., 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--Taiwan--Biography.

Presidents.

Taiwan--Politics and government--1988-2000.

Taiwan.

Lee, Teng-hui.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A well-known observer of Taiwan and Asian history and culture provides an insightful biography of Lee Teng Hui, the pro-democracy statesman and former president of the Republic of China. As head of the Taiwanese government from 1988 to 2000, Lee managed, without violence or major civil unrest, to reform the authoritarian state into a constitutional democracy with a multi-party political system. This examination of Lee''s success puts to rest the idea that Asian values support only authoritarian regimes and reject human rights and political democracy in favor of economic success and military po

Contents:

Table of Contents; Foreword ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Why Lee Teng-hui? ; 2. Taiwan: Archipelago, Colony, and Stateless Nation; 3. Childhood: Seeking a Wider World ; 4. War, Marriage, and the Christian Gospel ; 5. The Cornell Years: Democracy Experienced; Photos; 6. Politicizing a Technocrat; 7. Goethe''s Faust in Taiwan: Transformed Into a Zen-Christian Governor; 8. Dismantling the Party State: From Liberalization to Democracy ; 9. Democracy in Taiwan ; 10. Military and Cross-Strait Strategy, 1991-2000; 11. Inventing the ""New"" Taiwan

12. Lee''s Stewardship of Taiwan: From One-Party Rule to Democracy 13. Why is Lee a Statesman? ; Appendix A: U.S. State Department Telegram, 30 November 1971: Report of Conversation with Vice Foreign Minister Yang Hsi-ku by Ambassador McConaughy; Appendix B: U.S. State Department Telegram, 14 February 1984: James Lilley''s Report of Trip with Lee Teng-hui; Appendix C: The Taiwanese versus Mainland Controversy at Cornell University, 1969; Appendix D: President Lee-Teng-hui on His Philosophy of Life; Chronology ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-755-2

OCLC:

892244062