Taiwanese business or Chinese security asset : a changing pattern of interaction between Taiwanese businesses and Chinese governments / Chun-Yi Lee.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [152]-163) and index.

1.State--society/government--business relations -- 1.0.Introduction -- 1.1.The characteristics of Taiwanese businesses that invest in China -- 1.2.Different approaches to the government--business relationship -- 1.3.The definition of the Chinese state -- 1.4.Statism in the rational choice model -- 2.Complementary interests of central and local Chinese governments -- 2.0.Introduction -- 2.1.The Chinese central government vis-a-vis Taiwanese business people -- 2.2.The interests of Chinese local governments -- 2.3.How did the central and local governments' combined interests affect their interaction with Taiwanese businesses? -- 3.The interaction between Taiwanese businesses and local Chinese governments from 1987 to 1993 -- 3.0.Introduction -- 3.1.Development of three analytical levels -- 3.2.Central and local Chinese governments' interests in Taiwanese investors in this period -- 3.3.Conclusion -- 4.The interaction between Taiwanese businesses and local Chinese governments from 1994 to 1999 -- 4.0.Introduction -- 4.1.Development of three analytical levels -- 4.2.Central and local Chinese governments' interest in Taiwanese investors in this period -- 4.3.Conclusion -- 5.The interaction between Taiwanese businesses and local Chinese governments from 2000 to 2004 -- 5.0.Introduction -- 5.1.Development of three analytical levels -- 5.2.Central and local Chinese governments' interest in Taiwanese investors in this period -- 5.3.Conclusion -- 6.The interaction between Taiwanese businesses and local Chinese governments from 2005 to 2010 -- 6.0.Introduction -- 6.1.Development of three analytical levels -- 6.2.Crucial issues which changed the role of Taiwanese businesses -- 6.3.Motives of the central and local governments -- 6.4.Conclusion.