An Analysis of The Cross-Strait Leaders' Differences in Governance Policy: Findings From The New Year's Speeches（1997~2016）

• Main Author: 江品瑤
• Other Authors: TSAI, MING-CHANG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30618481046955472759

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 社會學系 === 105 === Cross-strait exchanges seem to be more and more frequent in recent years. However, neither the relations have improved nor the understanding gets better between two sides. While Taiwan government takes seriously its “mainland policy”, does Beijing do the same about cross-strait relations? Why the same words told by ROC president from different parties gets different respond from China? This thesis, hereby, analyzes the New Year’s speeches of national leaders of China and Taiwan from 1997 to 2016 by using the content analysis method, with a research goal to compare major issues of governance. This research helps understand the focus of governance and the future orientation of the two states. China’s Taiwan policy has strong persistence. No matter what the attitude she takes, the aim for the goal remain “One country, two systems”. In contrast, Taiwan’s mainland policy varied with the ruling parties. Moreover, both sides have less and less in common. The stereotype of the united ideology with KMT, DPP and CPC, as well as the reversal of the strength of the "state" and "social" relations within Taiwan, have made the cross-strait relations to swing between tension and ease in nearly 2 decades. Taiwan is worried about economic stagnation and political marginalization. The state capability and international status of China are gaining strength, reflecting the disparity of capability and international influence of a rising global power versus a small state. The study found that: first, Taiwan’s leaders are focused on the internal affairs, and the declared objects of state policy are the domestic people, while China’s leaders are interested in the international affairs, and they look at the people around the world. Secondly, Taiwan’s leaders more frequently talked about cross-strait affairs than China’s leaders did. Third, the analysis of key words frequency shows that Taiwan’s leaders tend to say words about cross-strait affairs, and China’s leaders say more about international affairs. Thus, we conclude that leaders across the straits have very different worldviews. The mainland policy plays an very important role in Taiwan. On the contrary, China’s leaders are stepping in international realms and only look Taiwan as a part of its internal affairs.