Whether Taiwan chooses either Reunification with China or Independence from China which is an issue between the P.R.C. and the R.O.C. Under the One China Principle , the future of Taiwan cannot be determined by the 23 Millions people of Taiwan because Taiwan is a part of China which is either the R.O.C. or the P.R.C . Taiwan is neither a sovereign state nor an independent country .
According to the U.N. General Assembly Resolution 2758 , the People's Republic of China is the only Lawful Representatives of China to the United Nations . The date of Admission to the U.N. for China is on 24th October , 1945 .
Full membership of China in the United Nations has two parts in period of time :
From 1945 to 1971 as the R.O.C. and From 1971 to Present as the P.R.C. It means only One China in the United Nations as a full member state .
The flash point of the conflict between the P.R.C. 's Anti-Secession Law and the U.S.'s Taiwan Relation Act which will threat Taiwan Cross -Strait Relation .
The Taiwan Relation Act is as double edge spear to control either Reunification or Independence of Taiwan . Taiwan Relation Act did not recognize the R.O.C. Government but Acknowledge the governing of Taiwan .
By the way I want to exclaim something about the activities by some groups of Students which only have been showing for their hatred or violent dislike China . Don't Forget that , the students, the next generation of Taiwan would try to train themselves to lead Taiwan as Good Followers to become Outstanding Leaders .
God bless with Taiwan !
From The China Post - News :
June 30,2014.--------------
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Student activist leader
Dennis Wei (魏揚) yesterday stated his disappointment in the Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP) regarding the recent visit of a high-ranking Chinese
official, adding that he “was not surprised” by the main opposition party's
reactio. The protests grew increasingly violent on Friday, when several cars in
Zhang's motorcade and even members of his security team were splattered with
white paint, just before joining his China Affairs Council counterpart Wang
Yu-chi (王郁琦) for a meal in Kaohsiung.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) then criticized the protests, saying they were
not peaceful, even though her party stressed that it was essential for the
people to convey their voices in the proper way.
“This isn't the way for Taiwanese people to treat its guests,” said Chen.
Earlier on Friday, a graduate student was injured after the police tried to
remove him and his fellow protesters from Zhang's path, when the latter was
leaving in his motorcade after meeting Chen. DPP Chairman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文)
commented on the incident, saying that the police should keep control of
security measures and should not restrict personal freedom or freedom of speech.
In a statement issued on Saturday the DPP targeted police who were attempting
to stop the protests, saying that the security measures surrounding Zhang's
visit have “harmed (Taiwan's) democracy and human rights.”
Wei stated his disappointment with the DPP's reaction and overall attitude
toward Zhang's visit.
“The DPP has not made their stance regarding China clear; everything is
ambiguous. People have even been saying that the party's Taiwan Independence
clause should be frozen ... when (we) were protesting against the Cross-Strait
Trade in Services Agreement, we already felt that the DPP's attitude was vague,”
said Wei.
“In recent years, several DPP politicians have been friendly with China when
it comes to trade and economic relations, some were forced to take the other
side when the Sunflower Movement began. When it comes to being Beijing-friendly,
many politicians share the same views because of the same benefits,” Wei
declared.
The party and its political leaders should stop pretending relate to the
social movements in Taiwan, said Wei. “If they are truly sincere, they should
make clear their stance regarding China and the supposedly mutually beneficial
relationship with China, so they can be trusted. Otherwise, this will be an
ambiguous struggle. Chen, for one, should clarify her attitude toward the Free
Economic Pilot Zones,” said Wei.
Wei's mother Yang Tsui (楊翠), a professor in Tunghua University, also stated
that she was not surprised by the DPP's attitude. “I am not surprised but I can
relate to the DPP, as it is the “lesser party” that knows that it will not win
in the Legislature votes, where they hold less seats ... but there are a lot of
ways to express one's stance and opinions. The reason why so many students and
citizens are stepping out for the nation is that (the DPP) isn't trying hard
enough,” said Yang.
(Related story on page 16)
CNA
June 29, 2014, 12:17 am TWN
TAIPEI--Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu on Saturday
criticized protests against a senior Chinese official as “non-peaceful” while
her party emphasized the need to “faithfully convey the voice of Taiwan's
people.”
rations against Zhang Zhijun, the head of China's Taiwan Affairs
Office, grew increasingly violent on Friday.
Some vehicles in Zhang's motorcade and members of his security detail were
splattered with white paint Friday night when he was on his way to an informal
meeting in Kaohsiung with Wang Yu-chi, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council
(MAC).Earlier in the day, a graduate student was injured when the police removed
him and several other anti-Chinese protesters who tried to block Zhang's
motorcade after the Chinese official's meeting with Chen, a senior figure in the
opposition Democratic Progressive Party.
In a statement issued Saturday, however, the DPP put the onus on police,
saying that the security measures surrounding Zhang's visit have “harmed
(Taiwan's) democracy and human rights.”
The party also threatened to hold the National Police Agency accountable at
the Legislative Yuan.
Asked about the demonstrations, DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen said that
security should be enforced based on the principle of “minimum intervention” in
order to not interfere with personal freedom and the freedom of speech.
“Faithfully conveying the voice of the people of Taiwan is paramount in any
interaction between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait,” she said.
Anti-Chinese demonstrators have shadowed Zhang almost everywhere he has gone
since his arrival. Three stops on the last day of the Chinese official's
itinerary were canceled after the incident on Friday night.
They included a planned trip on Saturday afternoon to a famous temple in
Changhua County before Zhang was to wrap up his four-day visit to Taiwan.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Beijing Respects Taiwanese Values: Zhang
Zhang said that his meeting with Chen was very pleasant.
The path that Taiwan took was a difficult one, Zhang said, adding that
between the two sides of the strait, although shared memories exist there have
been differences that led to different ways of living, institutions and values.
The people of Taiwan cherish their way of life and their social institutions
and mainland China respects their values, the minister said.
During the past 65 years, there have been challenges and difficulties on both
sides of the strait with regard to their respective developments, Zhang said,
expressing the belief that a majority of people in Taiwan are supportive of
peaceful cross-strait developments.
In order to get more people to share in the benefits of these developments,
authorities have to listen to more opinions, including those at the grassroots
level in Southern Taiwan, in order to find more effective means of solving
problems, Zhang said.
Zhang said that he hopes to see more cross-strait exchanges regardless of
partisanship or religion for the benefit of a better future.
The minister added that he spoke about increasing cross-strait flights with
the mayor.
Some Issues of Taiwan
++++++++++++++++++
The united states has supported the "one China" policy since WWII, that
recognized only one government as the sole legal government of China. In 1949,
when Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's armies decamped to Taiwan at the end of the
Chinese civil war, Washington continued to recognize Chiang's "Republic of
China" as the government of all China. In late 1978, Washington announced that
it would break relations with the government in Taipei and formally recognize
the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the "sole legal government of China."
[7]
Washington's "one China" policy, however, does not mean that the United
States recognizes, nor agrees with Beijing's claims to sovereignty over
Taiwan.
[8][9]
On the contrary, on July 14, 1982, Washington gave specific assurances to Taiwan
that the United States did not accept China's claim to sovereignty over the
island (Six Assurances),
[10][11]
and the U.S. Department of State informed the Senate that "[t]he United States
takes no position on the question of Taiwan's sovereignty."
The United States position on Taiwan is reflected in "the six assurances to
Taiwan", the Three Communiqués, and the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA).
[12] Six Assurances: 1.
The United States has not agreed to set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan;
2. The United States has not agreed to hold prior consultations with the Chinese
on arms sales to Taiwan; 3. The United States would not play any mediation role
between Taiwan and Beijing; 4. The United States has not agreed to revise the
Taiwan Relations Act; 5. The United States has not altered its position
regarding sovereignty over Taiwan; and 6. The United States would not exert
pressure on Taiwan to enter into negotiations with the Chinese
[13]
The "
Three
Communiqués": The Shanghai Communiqué, The Normalization Communiqué, and The
August 17 Communiqué.
Despite friendly relations with China, United States President George W. Bush
was asked on April 25, 2001, "if Taiwan were attacked by China, do we (The U.S.)
have an obligation to defend the Taiwanese?" He responded, "Yes, we do...and the
Chinese must understand that. The United States would do whatever it took to
help Taiwan defend herself."
[14] He made it
understood that "though we (China and the U.S.) have common interests, the
Chinese must understand that there will be some areas where we disagree."
[15]
On 19 June 2013,
ROC Ministry of
Foreign Affairs expressed gratitude for a
US Congress's bill in support
of Taiwan's bid to participate in the
International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO).
[16] On July 12, 2013,
US President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1151, codifying the US
government’s full support for Taiwan’s participation in the ICAO as a
non-sovereign entity.
[17] The United States
has continued the sale of appropriate defensive military equipment to Taiwan in
accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, which provides for such sales and
which declares that peace and stability in the area are in U.S. interests. Sales
of defensive military equipment are also consistent with the 1982 U.S.-P.R.C.
Joint Communiqué.
Maintaining
diplomatic relations with the PRC has been
recognized to be in the long-term interest of the United States by seven
consecutive administrations; however, maintaining strong, unofficial relations
with Taiwan is also a major U.S. goal, in line with its desire to further peace
and stability in Asia. In keeping with its China policy, the U.S. does not
support
de jure Taiwan independence, but it does support
Taiwan's membership in appropriate international organizations, such as the
World
Trade Organization,
Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) forum, and the
Asian Development Bank, where
statehood is not a
requirement for membership. In addition, the U.S. supports appropriate
opportunities for Taiwan's voice to be heard in organizations where its
membership is not possible.
On 24 August 2010, the United States State Department announced a change to
commercial sales of military equipment in place of the previous high provide
Foreign Military Sales in the hope of avoiding political implications.
[18] However pressure
from the PRC has continued and it seems unlikely that Taiwan will be provided
with advanced submarines or jet fighters.
[19]
Taiwan has indicated that it is willing to host
national
missile defense radars to be tied into the American system, but is unwilling
to pay for any further cost overruns in the systems.
[20]
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 69th United Nations
General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 24,
2014.
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 69th United Nations
General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, Sept. 24,
2014.
“This group has terrorized all who they come across in Iraq and Syria," he
said during the 40-minute speech. "Mothers, sisters and daughters have been
subjected to rape as a weapon of war. Innocent children have been gunned down.
Bodies have been dumped in mass graves. Religious minorities have been starved
to death. In the most horrific crimes imaginable, innocent human beings have
been beheaded, with videos of the atrocity distributed to shock the conscience
of the world.
Maliki has rejected calls to step down, and insists that the Iraqi
National Alliance (INA) had no authority in appointing Abadi as the designate
over him. He has insisted the move is a “coup plot” against his continued
rule.
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