Taiwan''s Statesman :: Lee Teng-hui and Democracy in Asia.

A well-known observer of Taiwan and Asian history and culture provides an insightful biography of Lee Teng Hui, the pro-democracy statesman and former president of the Republic of China. As head of the Taiwanese government from 1988 to 2000, Lee managed, without violence or major civil unrest, to re...

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1. Verfasser: Kagan, Richard
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Naval Institute Press, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:A well-known observer of Taiwan and Asian history and culture provides an insightful biography of Lee Teng Hui, the pro-democracy statesman and former president of the Republic of China. As head of the Taiwanese government from 1988 to 2000, Lee managed, without violence or major civil unrest, to reform the authoritarian state into a constitutional democracy with a multi-party political system. This examination of Lee''s success puts to rest the idea that Asian values support only authoritarian regimes and reject human rights and political democracy in favor of economic success and military po.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (478 pages)
ISBN:9781612517551
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