For many years, the exchanges between the two sides
of the Taiwan Straits in the economic and cultural and other
fields have been frequent, but the political stalemate has
not been broken. The fundamental reason is that the Taiwan
authorities have forsaken the principle of "one
China", and created "two Chinas" or "one
China, one Taiwan". In his talk President Jiang Zemin
has laid emphasis on adherence to the principle of one
China. This is exactly the crucial issue whether the
relationships between the sides of the Straits can develop
smoothly and whether the reunification can be realized.
There may be different views and interpretations as to the
political implications of "one China", but the
most fundamental issue is that it is necessary to adhere to
the proposition that there is only one China in the world,
Taiwan is a part of China, China's sovereignty and territory
can not be split, the Taiwan question is purely China's
internal affair and China must be reunified. If one says
that China must be reunified on the one hand, but on the
other hand is urging energetically for Taiwan's entry into
the United Nations and for "dual recognition", it
is in fact an attempt to split Taiwan from the Chinese
territory. This is precisely the renunciation of the
principle of one China and an act to create "two
Chinas" or "one China, one
Taiwan". |