An_Outlook_on_the_Reunification_of_China

An outlook on the reunification of China In 1950, the Korea war broke out, the People's Republic of China sent troops to fight against America to support its alliance, North Korea. And the 7th fleet of America was dispatched to the Tai Wan Strait to prevent the Chinese Army from recapturing the island. Now the mainland and Tai Wan still maintain the dilemma the same as 60 years before. However, the international background and situation have changed profoundly compared with that period of time. The rapid economic development has made China more influential than before and also provides financial foundation for the reunification if China takes military measures. While it seems the current situation is to the advantage of China, the overlook of unification is not quite optimistic with many obstacles unsolved. America is the main country Tai Wan relies on to confront with the People’s Republic of China. But now China is more influential than before with its rapid development, and the relationship between the two countries have improved due to the close economic connections. U.S.-China trade rose rapidly after the two nations established diplomatic relations (January 1979), signed a bilateral trade agreement (July 1979), and provided mutual most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment beginning in 1980. Total trade (exports plus imports) between the two nations rose from about $5 billion in 1980 to $231 billion in 2004; China is now the second-largest U.S. trading partner. Over the past few years, U.S. trade with China has grown at a faster pace than that of any other major U.S. trading partner. Both America and China need a peaceful environment to develop economy and improve people’s livelihood. In a survey in America regard to this issue, only 26% chose the option that said "We should continue to help Taiwan defend itself from possible attack from the mainland, even if this hurts our relations with China." A plurality of 47% said the US should "keep a low profile and let the Chinese deal with the problem themselves," So the majority of people want to solve the problem peacefully, the governments have to considerate it carefully. The relationship between the mainland and Tai Wan tends to be stable after some tense situations. When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was in power, its leaders such as Lee Teng-hui and Chen Shui-bian called for the independence from China, which angered the People’s Republic of China. In 2005 Beijing’s National People’s Congress（NPC）was set to pass China’s anti-secession law, to warn secessionist forces working for Taiwan independence never try to separate Taiwan from China." When Ma Ying-jeou was campaigning for president of Taiwan in the spring of 2008, he made it clear that he would seek closer ties with China, especially economic ties. So after he won the election, the relationship turned better rapidly. Taiwan’s economic performances have been enhanced by loosening restrictions on doing business with China. A number of those restrictions—such as having direct flights between the island and the mainland—have been lifted. Now, Ma’s government is headed toward completing an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China, intended to reduce trade barriers and generally liberalize economic relations. The public in Tai Wan, especially the businessmen welcome these policies because they can benefit a lot from doing business with the mainland. When asked about the opinion on this issue, one of my classmates, Miss Chen said that the fate of Tai Wan should be determined by the majority of people in Tai Wan. And the fact is most of them want to remain the current situation, that’s neither independence nor reunification. So if China really want to retake Tai Wan, it should take some measures to improve the image of the government and show its sincere attitude. If people in Tai Wan want to come back, no one can cumber it. While another classmate, Miss Gao said that though the opinions of people in Tai Wan were important, there was no compromise on this issue since it involved China’s territory integrity. China has asserted to the world repeatedly to that it will try the best to solve this problem in peaceful way, but it refuses to give up using military forces. The assertion is based on the development of national strength, and China believes it can contend with the interference from outside. Though in mainland people’s wish to realize reunification is strong, it is not likely to come true in a short period of time unless by force. The stability of China and Asia is essential to the whole world, so China and Tai Wan need to calm down and come to an agreement which is beneficial to both sides and the world peace. 1.http://bbs1.people.com.cn/postDetail.do'id=98372677,12.16.2010