Social Construction of Cross-Strait Relationship of Taiwan Media Around 2008 Presidential Election, ROC.

[[abstract]]Main international theories ,such as Neorealism and Neoliberalism always let forces, resources or economics "material factors" as the comparative criteria. And the kind of thought also exists in discourse of cross-strait relations. For example, thinking the more and more powerful China forces as entire threat. But Constructivism's appearance provides us with other thinking way. There are extreme differences within Constructivism's inner, and this study is inspired by Alexander. Wendt's Constructivism. In this thought , idea power will decide the real meaning of material power and the idea is composed of common knowledge; Therefore, identity between nation and any other nation ,even domestic society is the important part of common knowledge. So the focus of this study is to understand the process of domestic formation of identity and it will make cross-strait relations change. The study will recall the history of KMT & CCP in Mainland to understand the conflicts ,different ideologies each other. And after the KMT coming to Taiwan ,the changes of international ,China and Taiwan inner are lasting,including President Jing-Guo Jiang removing the martial law ,opening the policy of going to mainland. President Deng-Huei Li ended period of mobilization for the suppression of communist rebellion and promoted the "Gu-Wan Dialogue". The cross-strait relations seemed good,but lately became bad again when President Li visited America and his "Two-States Theory".Presiden Shuei-Bian Chen ,in the begining also spoke a lot of kind languages, such as the people of Taiwan and China having same blood ,history and culture .But lately he changed the words ,thinking Taiwan and China as different existence. In very short twenty years , cross-strait relations varied so keenly .The reason and process should be realized deeply. In order to show the domestic facors' influences to the cross-strait relations ,this study will use media data of 2008 Taiwan presidential election ,exerting network analysis way to understand the change of issues especially about sovereignty .And on the basis of these understandings , the study will confer issues "Jiang-Chen Conference" and diplomacy .The purpose is to make clear that key point between Taiwan and China , such as sovereignty can be changed .Interaction of cross-strait lasting and then forming the domestic common knowledge so that peaceful structure or culture between cross-strait entirely can be expected in the future.