ABSTRACT
The ten essays that compose this collective book have addressed a very complex question: the transition of national identity in Taiwan. Never having been ruled by Communist China since the PRC's foundation in 1949, the island views itself as already de facto independent. However, China views Taiwan as a renegade province that must be prevented from declaring formal independence. The debate reveals two interesting questions regarding China's insertion into the current international system: the role of memory and the perception of what "identity" is.
