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40 Cards in this Set
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Since when has the PRC claimed sovereignty over Taiwan? |
1949 |
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When did the ROC-US defense treaty last from? |
1954-80 |
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In what year did the US derecognise Taiwan; yet still bids for its support? |
1979 |
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Name some reasons why the PRC has claim over Taiwan |
By 1945, Taiwan transferred to China de jure and de facto; in 1949, PRC became the successor government of the ROC; PRC claims ROC under international law; PRC represents "all of China" especially after 1971 UN victory |
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Name some reasons why Taiwan has claim its own sovereignty |
Since 1949, jurisdiction of ROC government over Taiwan undisturbed; ROC has consistently claimed sovereignty and jurisdiction over Taiwan; since 1949, PRC has failed to make Taiwan part of the PRC by military attacks |
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What are some similarities between the PRC and Taiwan? |
Both Tiger economies |
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From when did the ROC have hard authoritarianism? |
Late 40's - early 70's |
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From when did the ROC have soft authoritarianism? |
Mid 70's - mid 80's |
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Since when has Taiwan been a democracy? |
Late 80s |
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When was the first full election for Legislative Yuan and first presidential election? How often are they held? |
1992 (every 3 years); 1996 (every 4 years) |
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Who governed Taiwan from 1988-2000, and what was his legacy? |
Lee Teng-hui; 1991 acknowledged Taiwan as a sovereign state & Guidelines for National Unification; initiation of Chinese negotiations under "one China with seperate interpretations" (1992 consensus); Missile Crisis 1995-6 |
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Who governed Taiwan from 2000-08, and what were their legacies? |
Chen Shui-bian; fustration with PRC drove him towards a revisionist and nationalistic stance; abolished GNU; low approval by 2008 |
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Who governed Taiwan from 2008-16, and what were their legacies? |
Ma Ying-jeou; Policy of "3 Noes" (no contact, no compromise, no negotiation); no sign of concession over PRC sovereignty dispute; low approval ratings |
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Who currently governs Taiwan, and what are their legacies? |
Tsai Ying-wen; vows to maintain status quo; refuses to accept 1992 Consensus; refers to ROC constitution which is a one China constitution; PRC obstruction of Taiwan |
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What is a contested state? |
A political entity that has some, but not all trappings of a sovereign state (international law, Westphalian etc) |
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Whats the percentage of UN diplomatic allies that Taiwan has? |
12% |
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How does Taiwan achieve international recongition? |
Compromised names e.g. Chinese Taipei |
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Why was democratization good for Taiwan? |
Sympathy from Western liberal states |
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Who has helped Taiwan expand its foreign policy? |
US |
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What economic system did Hong Kong adopt in the mid-90s? |
Laissez-faire |
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When was the Sino-British Joint Declaration, and what was it? |
1984, established OCTS principle granted HK autonomy until 2047 |
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What was the Basic Law, when was it established and by who? |
Quasi-constitution of HK; 1990 and National People's Congress |
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What does Article 45 promise? |
Universal suffrage by 2047 |
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What is Article 23? |
Anti-subversion law |
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What is Article 104? |
Elected positions must "swear an allegience to the HKSAR of the PRC" |
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How many Geographical Consituencies are there, are what do they do? |
35; direct elections |
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How many Functional Consituencies are there, are what do they do? |
35; closed voting by mainly business and PRC interests |
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What is the Election Committee, how many members are there, and how are they appointed? |
Selected or elected from 28 Functional Constituencies; 1200 members, appoints Beijing-confirmed Chief Executive |
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What happened in 1999? |
Court of Final Appeal overturned right of abode of children of HK residents born outside the territory |
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What happened in 2004? |
Universal sufferage denied for CE in 2007 and LegCo in 2008 |
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What happened in July 2003? |
500,000 protests against Article 23 that the CE wanted passing |
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What is the Umbrella Movement, and when was it? |
2014; in 2007 Beijing promised universal suffrage for CE in 2017 and LegCo 2020; 800,000 took part in unofficial referendum to give HK short-list in choosing CE candidates; Beijing published HK White Paper ("Patriots"); largest pro-democracy movement in a decade |
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What is localism? |
Calls for greater democracy, autonomy, or independence |
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Name some localist parties. |
Youngspiration; Hong Kong Nationalist Party; Civic Passion |
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What happened in 2016 |
1 member of Civic Passion elected; 2 Youngspiration legislators removed for refusal to uphold Article 104 |
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How many IGO's are HK apart of; limited and not limited to states? |
24; 32 |
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What is CEPA (2003)? |
Gradual free trade agreement between PRC and HK |
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How many of HK's imports were from China in 2016 (CIA)? |
47.8% |
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How many of HK exports went to China in 2016 (CIA)? |
54.2% |
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What is a SAR? |
Special Administrative Region |
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