banking performance in four Asian economies : the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Singapore; and Taipei,China …. Both the PRC and Hong Kong, China operate under a fragmented financial regulatory structure, while Singapore and Taipei,China …

increasing regionalization of knowledge flow in East Asia. Korea and Taiwan, the region's leading innovators, cite each other at …. With the exception of Thailand, all of the East Asian economies that I examine, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Malaysia …, cite Korea and Taiwan at least as frequently as they cite the US and Japan. The "G5" group, which includes Britain, Canada …

The accession of both China and Taiwan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) had important implications for relations … these restrictions, Taiwan under-utilises trade potential with China and with the world at large compared with other … across the Taiwan Strait and Taiwans position in the regional economy although it did not fundamentally change trade policies …

Up to this point, Taiwan has had discriminatory trade and investment policies towards China, severely limiting economic … engagement across the Straits. Not having free and open trade with China, one of the largest and most important parts of the East … Asian economy, has resulted in Taiwan underperforming in attracting FDI, effectively cut Taiwan off from participating fully …