Politics of Repositioning and State Spatiality: From ‘Xiangtu China’ to ‘Oceanic Taiwan’

Chang, Bi-Yu

Abstract

The constant repositioning and re-enunciation of Taiwan in its national imagination since the 1990s reveals a process of re-centering the island’s spatial self in the world. This chapter examines Taiwan’s metaphorical severance from China and place-making efforts, and reflects on the island’s aspirations to be integrated into the Asia-Pacific framework and become a ‘World Island’. The emphasis on Taiwan’s new identity as a ‘marine nation’ and the promotion of local awareness can both be seen as phenomena of ‘cultural awakening’ and coping strategies in the face of globalization and the rise of China.

Citation

Chang, B.-Y. (2018). Politics of Repositioning and State Spatiality: From ‘Xiangtu China’ to ‘Oceanic Taiwan’. In C. Storm (Ed.), Connecting Taiwan: Participation – Integration – Impacts (41-60). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351268967-3

• Publication Date: May 10, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jun 15, 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 41-60
• Series Title: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
• Book Title: Connecting Taiwan: Participation – Integration – Impacts
• ISBN: 9781138576773
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351268967-3
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