If global turmoil continues to drag down Taiwan's economy, he says, it may stay in the doldrums.

ECONOMIST: Taiwan and China

An incremental approach, officials say, is needed because an immediate FTA would be too disruptive to Taiwan's economy.

ECONOMIST: Taiwan and China

It even questions whether Beijing will use closer cross-strait economic ties to partially lock Taiwan's economy into a "China cage" and force it to accept "authoritarian rule".

BBC: China media: Co-operation with India