1. Taiwan ROC & Hong Kong Postwar History

2. Republic of China 1912 - zFirst republic in Asia zFirst president: Sun Yat-sen (1866 - 1925)

3. Chiang Kai-shek zFirst constitutional president y1948 - 1975 zDefeated by CCP in 1949 zRetreated to Taiwan zAuthoritarian rule for a quarter century

4. ROC Government zPresident (4-year term after 1996) zThe Five ``Yuan”: yExecutive Yuan yLegislative Yuan yJudicial Yuan yExamination Yuan yControl Yuan zProvinces

5. Taiwan before 1949 zImmigration from mainland China for centuries (Fujian and Hakka) z1885, promoted from prefecture to province z1895, ceded to Japan z1945, returned to Republic of China z``Taiwanese” versus ``mainlanders”

6. Taiwan & Islands zArea: 13,900 square miles zPopulation: 22.7 million zFujian 70% zHakka 15% z“mainlanders” y13%

7. Comparison zarea ymainland: 9,600,000 km 2 yTaiwan: 36,000 km 2 zpopulation ymainland: 1.3 billion yTaiwan: 22.7 million

8. Comparison znominal GDP of 2002 ymainland: 1,237 billion US$ yTaiwan: 286 billion US$ ztrade volume of 2002 ymainland: 621 billion US$ yTaiwan: 243 billion US$

9. Time-lagged development zLand reform in Taiwan (1950s) and in mainland (1970s) zeconomic takeoff in Taiwan (1950s- ) and in mainland (1980s- ) zexport promotion policies ytariff rebates (1950s vs. 1980s) yspecial economic zones (1960s vs. 1980s)

10. Time-lagged development zPromotion of small and medium size enterprises in Taiwan (1960s- ) and in mainland (1980s- ) zcurrency exchange rate y1960s vs. 1990s zPopular elections at the basic level

12. Chiang’s One-China Policy z``Mainland was temporarily usurped by communist bandits” z``Gloriously retake the mainland” zRefused diplomatic relations with any country that recognized PRC zROC was a permanent member of UN Security Council until 1971

13. Lee Teng-hui (1923 - ) zSucceeded Chiang Kai-shek’s son as president of ROC and chairman of GMD in 1988 zBecame the first popularly elected president of ROC in 1996 zHelped Democratic Progressive Party gain power in 2000

14. Chen Shui-bian (1950 - ) zLeader of the Democratic Progressive Party zInauguration in 2000

19. Hong Kong

20. Land & People z422 square miles yHong Kong Island yKowloon Peninsular yNew Territories yOutlying islands z7 million residents y95% Chinese

21. Brief History zHK Island was occupied by UK in 1841 zNew Territories on 99-year lease in 1898 zOccupied by Japan during World War II zShanghai enterprises fled CCP forces in late 1940s (industrialization of HK) zOne of the four ``Asian Little Tigers”

22. Export & GDP 1960 - 1999

23. Handover to PRC zDeng Xiaoping: “1 country, 2 systems” zPRC Constitution of 1982: S.A.R. zPRC & UK Joint Declaration in 1984 z7th National People’s Congress adopted Basic Law of HKSAR in Beijing in 1990 zBecame Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of PRC in July 1, 1997

24. ``1 Country, 2 Systems” zCapitalist system and way of life shall remain unchanged for 50 years (B.L. A5) zHKSAR enjoys executive, legislative, and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication (B.L. A2) zPRC Central Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs (B.L. A13-14)