Economic Integration Toward the Peace Process

This book analyzed the possible range of an expected§regional arrangement between Taiwan and Mainland§China would be the first stage of the peace process.§This book is devoted to the examining the§linkage between the Cross-Strait peace process and§regional economic integration under the WTO regime.§Although the mutual business transactions are closer§than ever before, the political conflicts are more§serious to caused potential war. Even though there is§no official trade agreement, the actual trade and§cross-broader transactions are increasing year by§year. Since the Cross-Strait relationship is very§different from other regions in the world, the§accession into the WTO created an unique platform for§changing the hostility of political atmosphere. Under§traditional public international law, sovereignty has§been an issue of conflict between the Cross-Strait,§but there is no clear and present dispute of§sovereignty issue under the WTO system. Thus, deeper§economic integration under the WTO is the best way to§create a closer trade relationship and prevent war as§well.