The Taiwan Question

During Nixon’s visit to China in 1972, which opened the door for official US-PRC diplomatic relation, he had spelt out a statement on behalf of the U.S. government to Mao that the recognition of “territorial integrity of PRC” was a “fundamental element” of US foreign policy toward PRC. Under this concept of so-called “One-China” policy, it endorsed in essence, the PRC’s legitimate governance on China along with all the vast territories outside of China Proper but within the PRC’s national boundaries, and also acquiesced the de jure status of Taiwan that she’s an integral part of China, thus underscored both CCP and KMT’s claim that Taiwan is a province of China.

Therefore, under contemporary political status quo, for Taiwan to achieve independence as a self-governing, independent and sovereign state is at odds with all existing protocol of US, PRC, as well as ROC( i.e. Taiwan)’s diplomatic policy in spite of all evidence and practical phenomena suggest to the fact that Taiwan at this moment of our history is de facto, an independent sovereign entity.

I have always expressed my deepest sympathy toward the 23 million folks of Taiwan and their longing for legitimizing their political status and the recognition of their statehood. However, as history is always complicated and full of anomaly and even self-contradictories, the cause for Taiwan Independence is a justifiable one in every reasonable sense, and yet, falls short to be a vain struggle in the face of stark naked pragmatism and realpolitik. As current KMT leader Ma Yin Jiu had also expressed opinions on today’s cross-Taiwan Strait situation as one that’s subtle and highly controversial. He proposed on behalf of KMT’s general diplomatic policy and of the whole Taiwanese people that they should seek a viable “modus vivendi” under current political atmosphere, thus cunningly hedged at the question of Taiwan Independence but nonetheless, seek to maintain Taiwan’s separate political entity from mainland and open dialogue with CCP on positive improvements for mutual benefits.

As for myself, my stance toward Taiwan as well as all other former independent political entities, e.g. Tibet, Uigur country, Mongolia, etc. that are being “integrated” into China has already been expatiated in FPC’s general platform. To summarize, the geopolitical territories of PRC is in desperate need to be reconfigured after the fall of Communist dictatorship. At that moment, Taiwan will eventually rejoin the Chinese union as part of the federation. It can still be self-sustained as it previously did. However, at that moment, vast new frontiers are opened for all political parties that’re grass-rooted from Taiwan, as it being one of the first Chinese lands to initiate democracy, to invest into the mainland and help to build democracy in the heartland of our beloved civilization.

In a nutshell, I am sympathetic but am not endorsing the cause of Taiwan Independence. I held firm standpoint that Taiwan is an integral part of China, the motherland, the country, but not the CCP’s currently administrated super-state known as PRC. I sincerely wish to see one day folks from every corner of a united provinces of Great China, such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Uigur province, Tibet, Mongolia, Shanghai, etc. will all come together under the federacy of a new China of democratic and republican ethos and be proud of being a citizen of the Federal Republic while still retaining their aboriginal integrity.