This position is an important component of the theory and practice of building socialism with Chinese characteristics and a fundamental state policy of the Chinese Government which will not change for a long time to come. Its basic contents are as follows: 1. Only one China. There is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and the seat of China's central government is in Beijing. This is a universally recognized fact as well as the premise for a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question.
The Chinese Government is firmly against any words or deeds designed to split China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. It opposes ''two Chinas'', ''one China, one Taiwan'', ''one country, two governments'' or any attempt or act that could lead to ''independence of Taiwan''.
The Chinese people on both sides of the Straits all believe that there is only one China and espouse national reunification. Taiwan's status as an inalienable part of China has been determined and cannot be changed. Coexistence of two systems. On the premise of one China, socialism on the mainland and capitalism on Taiwan can coexist and develop side by side for a long time without one swallowing up the other. This concept has largely taken account of the actual situation in Taiwan and practical interests of our compatriots there.
It will be a unique feature and important innovation in the state system of a reunified China. After reunification, Taiwan's current socio-economic system, its way of life as well as economic and cultural ties with foreign countries can remain unchanged.
Private property, including houses and land, as well as business ownership, legal inheritance and overseas Chinese and foreign investments on the island will all be protected by law. A high degree of autonomy. After reunification, Taiwan will become a special administrative region. It will be distinguished from the other provinces or regions of China by its high degree of autonomy.
It will have its own administrative and legislative powers, an independent judiciary and the right of adjudication on the island. It will run its own party, political, military, economic and financial affairs. It may conclude commercial and cultural agreements with foreign countries and enjoy certain rights in foreign affairs.
It may keep its military forces and the mainland will not dispatch troops or administrative personnel to the island. On the other hand, representatives of the government of the special administrative region and those from different circles of Taiwan may be appointed to senior posts in the central government and participate in the running of national affairs.
Peace negotiations. It is the common aspiration of the entire Chinese people to achieve reunification of the country by peaceful means through contacts and negotiations. People on both sides of the Straits are all Chinese. It would be a great tragedy for all if China's territorial integrity and sovereignty were to be split and its people were to be drawn into a fratricide. Peaceful reunification will greatly enhance the cohesion of the Chinese nation.
It will facilitate Taiwan's socio-economic stability and development and promote the resurgence and prosperity of China as a whole. In order to put an end to hostility and achieve peaceful reunification, the two sides should enter into contacts and negotiations at the earliest possible date. On the premise of one China, both sides can discuss any subject, including the modality of negotiations, the question of what Parties, groups and personalities may participate as well as any other matters of concern to the Taiwan side.
So long as the two sides sit down and talk, they will always be able to find a mutually acceptable solution. Taking into account the prevailing situation on both sides of the Straits, the Chinese Government has proposed that pending reunification the two sides should, according to the principle of mutual respect, complementarity and mutual benefit, actively promote economic cooperation and other exchanges.
Direct trade, postal, air and shipping services and two-way visits should be started in order to pave the way for the peaceful reunification of the country.
Peaceful reunification is a set policy of the Chinese Government. However, any sovereign state is entitled to use any means it deems necessary, including military ones, to uphold its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Chinese Government is under no obligation to undertake any commitment to any foreign power or people intending to split China as to what means it might use to handle its own domestic affairs.
It should be pointed out that the Taiwan question is purely an internal affair of China and bears no analogy to the cases of Germany and Korea which were brought about as a result of international accords at the end of the Second World War. Therefore, the Taiwan question should not be placed on a par with the situation of Germany or Korea. The Taiwan question should and entirely can be resolved judiciously through bilateral consultations and within the framework of one China.
All the Chinese people are yearning for an early end to this agonizing situation. In order to enable normal movement of people across the Straits and to achieve reunification of the country, the Chinese Government has made proposals towards this end and, at the same time, adopted measures to step up the development of inter-Straits relations.
On the political plane, policy adjustments have been made with a view to breaking down the mentality of hostility. The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate have decided respectively that people who had gone to Taiwan would no longer be prosecuted for offenses prior to the founding of the People's Republic of China. On the military plane, initiatives have been taken to ease military confrontation across the Straits. Shelling of Jinmen and other islands have been discontinued.
Some forward defense positions and observation posts along the Fujian coast have been transformed into economic development zones or tourist attractions. On the economic plane, doors have been flung open to facilitate the flow of goods and people. Businessmen from Taiwan are welcome to invest or trade on the mainland. They are accorded preferential treatment and legal safeguards. The Chinese Government has also adopted a positive attitude and taken measures to encourage bilateral exchanges and cooperation in areas such as two-way travels, post and communications as well as scientific, cultural, sports, academic and journalistic activities.
A non-governmental Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits has been set up and authorized by the Government to liaise with the Straits Exchange Foundation and other relevant non-governmental bodies in Taiwan for the purpose of upholding the legitimate rights and interests of people on both sides and promoting inter-Straits relations. Such policies and measures of the Chinese Government have won the understanding and support of more and more Taiwan compatriots, compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao as well as overseas Chinese and people of Chinese descent.
On their part, Taiwan compatriots have contributed tremendously to the development of inter-Straits relations. In recent years the Taiwan authorities have in turn made readjustments in their policy regarding the mainland. They have taken steps to ease the situation, such as allowing people to visit relatives on the mainland, gradually reducing the restrictions on people-to-people exchanges and contact, expanding indirect trade, permitting indirect investment and cutting red tape in inter-Straits post, telecommunications and bank remittance services.
All these are conducive to better interchanges. The past few years have witnessed rapid growth of economic relations and trade as well as increasing mutual visits and sundry exchanges across the Straits.
The Wang Daohan--Koo Chen-fu Talks in April resulted in four agreements, marking a step forward of historic significance in inter-Straits relations. Thus an atmosphere of relaxation prevails in the Taiwan Straits for the first time in the past four decades. This is auspicious to peaceful reunification. It should be pointed out that notwithstanding a certain measure of easing up by the Taiwan authorities, their current policy vis-a-vis the mainland still seriously impedes the development of relations across the Straits as well as the reunification of the country.
They talk about the necessity of a reunified China, but their deeds are always a far cry from the principle of one China. They try to prolong Taiwan's separation from the mainland and refuse to hold talks on peaceful reunification.
They have even set up barriers to curb the further development of the interchanges across the Straits. In recent years the clamours for ''Taiwan independence'' on the island have become shriller, casting a shadow over the course of relations across the Straits and the prospect of peaceful reunification of the country. The ''Taiwan independence'' fallacy has a complex social-historical root and international background. But the Taiwan authorities have, in effect, abetted this fallacy by its own policy of rejecting peace negotiations, restricting interchanges across the Straits and lobbying for ''dual recognition'' or ''two Chinas'' in the international arena.
It should be affirmed that the desire of Taiwan compatriots to run the affairs of the island as masters of their own house is reasonable and justified. This should by no means be construed as advocating ''Taiwan independence''. They are radically distinct from those handful of ''Taiwan independence'' protagonists who trumpet ''independence'' but vilely rely on foreign patronage in a vain attempt to detach Taiwan from China, which runs against the fundamental interests of the entire Chinese people including Taiwan compatriots.
The Chinese Government is closely following the course of events and will never condone any manoeuvre for ''Taiwan independence''. Certain foreign forces who do not want to see a reunified China have gone out of their way to meddle in China's internal affairs. They support the anti-Communist stance of the Taiwan authorities of rejecting peace talks and abet the secessionists on the island, thereby erecting barriers to China's peaceful reunification and seriously wounding the national feelings of the Chinese people.
The Chinese Government is convinced that Taiwan compatriots want national reunification and that this is also true with most of the political forces in or out of office in Taiwan. The people on both sides of the Straits will overcome all the barriers and stumbling blocks by their joint efforts and ensure a better development of relations across the Straits. Several Questions Involving Taiwan in International Relations As has been elucidated in the foregoing, there is only one China in the world, of which Taiwan is an inalienable part.
The Government of the People's Republic of China has been recognized by the United Nations and throughout the world as the sole legal government representing the entire Chinese people. In the interest of safeguarding state sovereignty and realizing national reunification the Chinese Government has always stood firm on the principle of one China and ensured the interests of Taiwan compatriots in international relations involving Taiwan.
The Chinese Government has no doubt that its position will be respected by all other governments and people. The Chinese Government deems it necessary to reiterate its position and policy on the following matters. According to international law, a sovereign state can only be represented by a single central government. As a part of China, Taiwan has no right to represent China in the international community, nor can it establish diplomatic ties or enter into relations of an official nature with foreign countries.
Nevertheless, considering the needs of Taiwan's economic development and the practical interests of Taiwan compatriots, the Chinese Government has not objected to non-governmental economic or cultural exchanges between Taiwan and foreign countries. In recent years the Taiwan authorities have vigorously launched a campaign of ''pragmatic diplomacy'' to cultivate official ties with countries having diplomatic relations with China in an attempt to push ''dual recognition'' and achieve the objective of creating a situation of ''two Chinas'' or ''one China, one Taiwan''.
The Chinese Government is firmly against this scheme. It is noted that the overwhelming majority of the countries of the world cherish friendly relations with China and abide by their agreement or understanding with China on the issue of Taiwan. The Chinese Government appreciates this. On the other hand, it should be pointed out that, in disregard of their international credibility, certain countries have breached the undertaking made at the time of the establishment of diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China by evolving official relations with Taiwan, thereby putting a spoke in the wheel of China's reunification.
The Chinese Government sincerely hopes that the governments in question will take measures to rectify the situation. The Government of the People's Republic of China, as the sole legal government of China, has the right and obligation to exercise state sovereignty and represent the whole of China in international organizations.
The Taiwan authorities' lobbying for a formula of ''one country, two seats'' in international organizations whose membership is confined to sovereign states is a manoeuvre to create ''two Chinas''. However, my family is from Hong Kong. I am actually Hakka Chinese, and Hakka make up a large minority in Taiwan. That, and Taiwan was simply a province of China before , so they would all be grouped up anyway. In fact, we all know Taiwan is called the Republic of China, because even the government is from China.
Therefore, I believe Taiwanese people should consider themselves Chinese-Taiwanese. There is nothing different about their blood and DNA, just their culture. The main problem is of course that they hate China, for several reasons. China is their rival. China threatens them with war. China is poor. China is communist. Therefore, they have tried to create a non-Chinese identity just because the mainland is known as China.
It would be different if the two sides were equal halves, like N. But honestly I think it is stupid for people from Taiwan, especially those who live in America, to call themselves Taiwanese-Americans.
It simply does not make sense. Taiwanese is a nationality and so is american. My cousin calls himself Taiwanese American because he was born in Taiwan, which makes more sense. But there are people who are born here, so it makes zero sense to call themself Taiwanese because they are not aboriginal Taiwan blood nor are they born there. Thats just stupid. Someone used the argument that just as North and South Koreans became differ after the split of the peninsular country, so is Taiwanese from Chinese….
The East and West Germany were unified after the collapse of the communist regime of the Cold war era. Both North and South Koreans expect the country to be unified someday though it will be heavy burden for S. Koreans to use capitals out of their own pockets to rebuild the backward country of North Korean infrastructure and reeducate the brain washed Koreans of the North just the same path the West Germany undertook for the cost of unification.
Though I now understand the purpose of the comment — using the North and South Korea analogy sorry for this late realization - I wish to point out the fact that the mentality amongst Koreans are a bit differ from Taiwanese people.
Taiwanese seem to distant themselves from China which I could almost totally understand — true, Taiwan is different in a sense that it is a developed capitalist democratic country with higher living standard.
This author is missing something that makes China great, you know the pros of china instead of all the cons. Agree with RT. My family is from TW, but no one ever told me I am some kind of taiwanese. I am Chinese for sure, although none of my friends really cares.
They think all asian are basically chinese. Although they are speaking in almost the same language while there are still differences like accent and different terms, plus they have similar culture because of the same ancestors, they are just different countries with different governments.
This question makes me laugh so hard…why? Whoever made the comments about the difference are stupidest as well. Most people in mainland China are Han people, and most people in Republic of China which a.
So the bottom line is They are the same people! They are all Chinese! I agree with your opinion. Why China and Taiwan dispute about their different in culture, race? One solution may be they must check their DNA, if the result likely similiar. China and Taiwan become one brother, dispute solved. Say you are American, will you call yourself English.
If not, then your opinion is simply rubbish. The us government is not from Britain, but how about republic of china?? Poeple has the right and power to choose their identities in terms of politics and orgins. It does not matter how poeple may act the same or act different. They are different once they believe they are different.
If you really want to check DNA, you should start with monkeys. This is kind of sickening. Which is how this article is viewed because all the negative points seem to be pointing right at China.
The ancestor logic is kinda skewed. By that idea, Americans should be British and Canadians should be a part of France!
This article is a joke, you need to research your historical facts before you start going around calling yourselves Taiwanese and denying yourselves as Chinese.
Why does Taiwan not have a seat in the UN? Stop promoting nonsense.. Because if I call myself half Taiwanese, half Chinese. What is wrong with hating your ancestor? Think of North America and Europe. All people came from monkey and look at what we do to those cute little monkeys in the zoo. The white Americans I know are much more emotionally involved and connected to their ancestry than immigrant citizens of other immigrant countries eg Chinese Singaporean, Japanese Brazilian, Chinese Malaysian.
I am a Taiwanese Canadian, I desagree with this article at come parts. First, I do not believe Chinese and Taiwanese are the same. It does not matter how they are the same or how they are different.
If they believe that they are different then they are different. Like how I would never call a Canadian an American even though they share some many similar characteristics, I know they are different because they told me they are different. All human trageties come from attacking or questioning the identities of others. I live in Taiwan when I was little, I have seen many polite poeple like how the article describes it, and many rube ones.
If you see some Taiwanese that are rude, it often has to do with their education level and their level of happiness I hate to use the word wealth. This is a fact, it applies to many places, not just Taiwan and China. Think about the average level of wealth and education in China compare to Taiwan, and most of you can probably guess how did the creator of this article come up with such opinions.
It is totally true that Chinese are taught to respect Taiwanese, but Taiwanese are taught to disrespect Chinese by elementary social teacher. This has something to do with the politics. One of the Taiwanese politic party Republic of China was once the ruling party of China, it was the time that China was in war with Japan. Chinese people do not respect Taiwanese as Taiwanese, but as the people of the politic party that once portected them from Japan.
It is very stupid of Taiwanese government to pass down their hatred. It took me a while in Canada to wash those bais information out of my head. This article only partially apply to general population of Taiwanese and Chinese, and obviously do not apply to individual cases, so it is rediculous for intelligent people to get angry over such a incomplete piece of information.
Among all Asians in America, Taiwanese is the cheapest and most hateful. My dear.. I am a Canadian and lots of my friends are from Taiwan. They happen to be the most fasinating people I know. They are polite, and easy to get along with. They are the first one to blend in with the locals compare to other Asians. Make other people want to discriminate them. You are saying they think themselves above others while you are saying they are dogs. Are you born in China? Stop thinking like this or you are be the cheapest in wisdom and the most hateful..
Perhaps you should use traditional characters instead of the dumbed down version….. Im a chinese. Generally speaking, Taiwanese are more civilised than mainland Chinese.
I suggest you go to taiwan for a visit and see if people there are more friendly than Beijingers. People like you, racist and provincial, are not worthy of going abroad for education. I like both chinese and taiwanese.
It confused me that: even if mainland China is poorer and mainlanders are ill-mannered and you taiwaness people really really look down upon us. So please do respect each other so that the future of ours will be brighter! So many people are using the Chinese origin of Taiwanese people as an arguing point for considering Taiwan a part of China.
By that logic, should Canada not be considered a part of France or Britain? Those countries are where the majority of the population originated from. Country of origin cannot logically be used as an arguing point for this matter. Countries attain sovereignty for a myriad of reasons. Perhaps those reasons should be looked at instead of pointless origin bickering. Oh and about that Canada part, the difference is Taiwan never officially declared itself as a country, but more of a different party.
I am Taiwanese, and I am Chinese, too. Taiwan and Mainland China is now getting better than before. All are brain-washed by western thoughts and media. You should get your brain checked. And yes, I understand every single word you typed out, even if it is in horrible simplified Chinese.
Language is not eternal, just so you know. Lived in Tianjin, China for 10 years and it is not surprised why so much Chinese have this hatred toward us Taiwanese, or have such strong feelings about Taiwan being part of China. They are brain-washed since day 1 in elementary school. The articles for Chinese subject has basically 3 categories. Chinese ancient lyrics 3. Elaborating on the civil war on how brave their soldiers were and how cruel the ROC soldiers were Taiwan. And to all you guys, not every Mainlander is rude you know.
OK first of all, this is a completely biased article. A huge amount Mainlanders those past generations are not really educated due to the long invasion war started by the Westerners and then by the Japs P. Talking about Taiwan, we were indeed told at school that Taiwan has always been a part of China and it will always be a part of China.
But can you now tell me, how do you prove that you, yourself, was not brainwashed? Hello Chen, I agree with you. I hate the split of China. I have been to Taiwan and China once. I am a neutral Chinese, not standing in the communist-side and the kapitalis-side.
Not those 2 arrogrant men. I realy like Taiwan and China, ofcourse i understand the reason of hate towards Mainlander, i have been in that situation once, but still I am Chinese, so were they. Here in the West, people have a different vision on China, rether racism, hate, discrimination. You can agree or disagree, but i know how Taiwan feel. I have experience 2 China in my hole life. Taiwanese are Chinese. Mainlanders are Chinese. Adding some HK things to here.
HK is in PRC since HK is not in Mainland. HK people speak Cantonese, and some English. I am a truly taiwanese. But recently, the new generation of Taiwan people has changed. Young people started to call themselves Taiwan no matter when their ancestors come. Maybe Taiwan and China share the same cultural. What an ironic fact. Many people said the article is biased. Like gender equality, economic position, education standards…etc. It can be proved by statistics.
The article is not true. Actually,each nation or country exists people kind or evil. And I am sure women in China own rights as same as men. The nine-year compulsory education system is launched at a time when fewer than nine countries globally have compulsory education systems of this length or more. On Oct. The ROC withdraws from the U. Democracy activists demonstrating in Kaohsiung are arrested and imprisoned following what is known as the Kaohsiung Incident, which eventually leads to the formation and development of the Democratic Progressive Party in Martial law, in effect since , ends and bans on the formation of new political parties and news publications are lifted.
Democratization goes into high gear. Cross-strait people-to-people exchanges begin. A complete re-election of all Congressional representatives, including members of the Legislature and National Assembly, takes place from to , giving the people of Taiwan full representation.
From through , the ROC Constitution undergoes seven rounds of revision. Taiwan becomes a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Government-authorized representatives from across the Taiwan Strait meet for the first time in Hong Kong, and via subsequent communication and negotiations arrive at various joint acknowledgements and understandings. The Legislative Yuan passes the Referendum Act, providing a legal basis for citizens to vote directly on issues of local or national importance.
The first national referendum is held in conjunction with the third direct presidential election, in which Chen and Lu are re-elected with a slight majority. The Legislative Yuan passes a constitutional amendment package, halving the number of its seats from to and introducing the single-district, two-votes system for legislative elections.
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