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This section describes the historical, multiple cultural-social, economic, and political background in Mainland China and Taiwan. Positive psychology in Mainland China and Taiwan has been making great progress in the past decade. The number of publications on positive psychology grew rapidly during 2000–2019, especially after year 2010. In 2013, the China Positive Psychology Association (CPPA) was organized in mainland China. In both mainland China and Taiwan, positive psychologists have developed some tools to measure Chinese subjective well-being and happiness. However, Chinese psychologists need to pay more attention to develo** positive psychology curriculum in college and in training of professionals. Importantly, great effort is required to develop Chinese positive psychology which will be more acceptable for Chinese people. The happiness level in Taiwan has been ranked high in the world and the amount of peer-reviewed journal articles on positive psychology in Taiwan grew rapidly in the last decade. To promote positive psychology in Taiwan, more physical activity, positive psychology courses in education and work place, and supporting research on positive psychology were suggested.

Hongfei Yang is the author of the positive psychology in Mainland China. Shujen Lee Chang is the author of the positive psychology in Taiwan.

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    The key word included Taiwan, happiness, well-being, positive psychology, positive emotion, mindfulness, life satisfaction, and quality of life.

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    Hongfei Yang

  2. Department of Psychology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Shujen Lee Chang

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Yang, H., Chang, S.L. (2022). Region of Far East Asia I (Mainland China and Taiwan). In: Chang, E.C., Downey, C., Yang, H., Zettler, I., Muyan-Yılık, M. (eds) The International Handbook of Positive Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57354-6_16

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