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In November 1987, the ROC on Taiwan lifted its thirty-eight-year ban on residents visiting the Chinese mainland. Since then, many Taiwan residents have made trips to the mainland. The article examines the Taipei government's mainland policy and also the attitudes of returning visitors as reflected in public opinion surveys and in interviews conducted by the author. (DÜI-Sen)

Printed media in the PRC can be classified as "public", "domestic" or as "internal". Inside the PRC, "public" and "domestic" books and periodicals are available to the interested citizens without special authorization. "Internal" means that the so classified material is only accessible for entitled individuals. By analysing the contents of "public" and available "internal" material on a topic of high sensivity for the PRC, namely Taiwan, the author shows the possible criteria for classifying such material. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, one striking aspect of the North Korean political system is that the process has gone by the board since Kim Il-sung died. It is not that the country has been without both a head of state and party general secretary for more than two years. Other institutions, too, seem to be in a limbo. He briefly discusses polity, economy and society of North Korea. (DÜI-Sen)