| Summary: | 碩士 === 世新大學 === 行政管理學系 === 107 === Over the last decade, Taiwan has undergone two political parties’ rotations. First ruled by President Chen Shui-Bian from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2000, and then President Ma Ying-Jeou from the Nationalist Party (KMT) in 2008. In 2016, President Tsai Ing-Wen from DPP regained the power. After rotation of the political parties, the relations between Mainland China and Taiwan are largely affected by the policies of the ruling party. The cross-strait consensus regarding reciprocal recognition entails further exchange and interactions in both cultural and educational aspect between two political entities. With such different perceptions on the issue of sovereignty, “1992 Consensus” has become the bridge. It can be summarized into four words as “one china, respective interpretations.” A term that has become a consensus reached by both sides of the strait.
This study aims to explore factors that affect students from Mainland China to study in Taiwan after party alternation. The main purposes of this research include: (1) to understand the personal experience and perception of Chinese students who come to study in Taiwan, (2) to find out the factors influencing the development of higher education under periods of KMT and DPP as ruling parties, and (3) to detect the impacts of policy changes that can bear on those Chinese students studying in Taiwan.
This study was conducted employing the method of semi-structured interview, which focused on interviewing Chinese students studying in Taiwan, employees responsible for instructing Chinese and overseas students, and educators who are influential in higher education. By examining policies and literature related to different ruling parties in different periods, several conclusions could be made:
(1) It was notable among Chinese students to express their love for Taiwanese culture, educational system and daily life in Taiwan very much. Chinese students consider Taiwan as full of passionate people and lots of places where they have learned all sorts of knowledge and experience. They believe being exchange students here not only broaden their horizons, but also gain a lot of practical experiences.
(2) It is necessary to keep cross-strait interactions between Mainland China and Taiwan, because Chinese students studying in Taiwan can improve the development of higher education. Interactions among students on both sides of the strait would also encourage competitions, and meanwhile popularize Taiwanese culture.
(3)It was shown, in the periods of governance between DPP and KMT, that notable differences in the number of students who came to Taiwan to study could be observed. There has been a significantly growing number of China students who came to Taiwan since KMT as the ruling party in 2008. The cultural exchange and signing of agreements across strait also reached a peak time. Whereas in 2016, the number of students from Mainland China has greatly slid down when DPP became the ruling party. Its southbound policy to recruit overseas students from Southeast Asia has suffered some limitations as well.
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