A new relationship across the Taiwan Strait
In: Issues & studies: a social science quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian affairs, Volume 27, Issue 4, p. 44-68
ISSN: 1013-2511
After discussing major political and economic structural transformations in Taiwan and mainland China over the past ten years, the author explores Peking's reunification strategy, Taipei's attitude toward reunification and drawbacks of Peking's "one country, two systems" model. He believes that hostility between Taiwan and mainland China has clearly been reduced in recent years, although the danger of war still exists. Taipei must be careful not to lapse into a "two Chinas" policy, while Peking should cease trying to isolate it internationally as long as it adheres to "one China". (DÜI-Sen)