A New Vision of Taiwanese Identity, the Rise of China, Cross-Strait Relations and the United States in Northeast Asia

This chapter turns to explicate, in light of material from the interviews and surveys, the systemist-generated figure that provided a point of culmination for theorizing. It aims to understand the knowledge gained from the range of multiple data and methods and inputs together. Given the content of the interviews and surveys, the chapter examines how should the causal story from the initial graphic representation be elaborated. The chapter also addresses both policy implications and the influence of United States versus China great power competition. Drawing on the results of the multimethod empirical research, the chapter assesses this elaborated vision of Taiwanese identity, cross-Strait relations, the rise of China and US involvement in Northeast Asia. It concludes with ideas regarding further research and a few final thoughts about the study as a whole.