Face Off: China, the United States, and Taiwan’s Democratization

15. Conclusions

15 / Conclusions Democratization of Taiwan's poUtical system is deeply troubling to BeiJing. From the ccp's perspective, democratization is tanta· mount to "all-outWesternization" and will inevitably take Taiwan toward the West and away from China. Here a bit of background is useful. Shortly after the Taiwan Strait confrontation of August 1958, the ccp adopted major changes in its Taiwan poUcy. No longer would it seek to seize the J