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- Title
Assessing the Relevance of Confederalism to Cross-Strait Integration and China's Reunification.
- Authors
Jing Li
- Abstract
This article explores the relevance of confederalism for cross-Strait integration and the reunification of China. It explains the distinctions between the related concepts of federation, confederation, federalism and confederalism, and analyzes the use of confederal principles in resolving conflicts and maintaining or promoting state integration. It further lists the arguments for and against confederations and the practice of confederalism in the context of cross-Strait relations. The article argues that although a confederation cannot be regarded as a mutually acceptable model for China's eventual reunification, the application of some of the ideas, principles and values embodied in confederalism may be useful for cross-Strait integration and to peaceful reunification.
- Subjects
CHINA; CHINESE politics &; government; CONFEDERATION of states; FEDERATIONS; CONFLICT management
- Publication
East Asia: An International Quarterly, 2005, Vol 22, Issue 3, p63
- ISSN
1096-6838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12140-005-0015-5