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154 Taiwan Development Perspectives 2009 (4) Promoting the exchange of views with regard to Taiwan’s participation in international activities; (5) Establishing a party-to-party platform for consultation. As the KMT was in opposition, it could only carry out Point No. 5, but reported the results of the Journey of Peace to the DPP administration in hopes that the government could endorse and implement them. Of course it did not happen that way; the DPP government rejected everything, as most people had expected. Nonetheless, the five points of vision were incorporated into the KMT party platform by the Party’s National Congress in July 2005, and three economic/trade forums were held between the KMT and the CCP in 2006 and 2007. When Ma Ying-jeou was nominated by the KMT to lead the ticket in the presidential election, he basically adopted the planks in his campaign platform. Ma’s Foreign and Cross-Strait Policies (1) Three Nos: no unification, no independence, and no use of force (2) Mutual non-denial (3) Cross-Strait identity: according to the ROC Constitution and the Statute Governing Relations between People across the Taiwan Strait, cross-Strait relationship is a special relationship, but not a state-to-state relationship (4) Economic policies: signing a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement to achieve cross-Strait economic/trade normalization, leading eventually to a cross-Strait common market, so as to pursue a win-win situation in cross-Strait economic/trade relations whose concrete items include: 1. Direct air and maritime links for passengers and cargo 2. Financial exchange and cooperation 3. An investment guarantee agreement 4. An agreement on double taxation 5. Protection of IPRs and norms for patent certification 6. Joint standards for cross-Strait industries and norms for certification of testing 7. Lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers in trade (1) Political area: signing of a peace agreement, including the following aspects: 1. Modus vivendi, or a mode allowing international space for Taiwan 2. End of diplomatic tug-of-war, a win-win situation 3. Setting up a coastal military confidencebuilding mechanism 4. End of the state of hostilities 5. Signing a peace agreement President Ma Ying-jeou was inaugurated on May 20 this year. Already talks have been resumed between SEF and ARATS. In two meetings, one in Beijing last June and the other in Taipei just last month, the two sides have signed six more agreements. Preparations for further talks are under way; things look rather smooth ahead. Both sides have professed the desire to pursue peace, development, prosperity, and a win-win situation, while shelving disputes. In the foreign policy area, Beijing has shown some good will in the Beijing Olympics, ROC’s bilateral diplomatic ties with Latin American countries, and Taipei’s level of representation in the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting last month. The Role of the Republic of China in the World As I mentioned a little earlier, the division of China was the result of a civil war; however, the war was not another dynastic fight as in Old China, but about
The Foreign and Cross-Strait Policies of the New AdministrationIn the Republic of China 155 the future direction of the nation’s overall development. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Kuomintang and the Founding Father of the Republic of China, who studied in the British Library and was rescued by his professor and mentor, Dr. James Cantlie, and the British authorities from the illegal abduction by the Manchu legation in London, wrote the Three Principles of the People, or Democracy, Nationalism, and People’s Livelihood, to guide his party. The Communist Party of China believed otherwise; they were ardent followers of Marxism and Leninism. Well-intentioned Westerners thought the CCP was a group of agrarian reformers and believed there could be a coalition government in postwar China; some even equated the CCP with European Communist parties taking the parliamentary approach of power struggle. Of course, it did not happen. Defeated in the Civil War, the KMT-led government at least successfully stemmed Communist expansion at a critical juncture in history, utilizing the Taiwan Strait as a natural buffer, much as Britain successfully stemmed Nazi expansion at a critical juncture in World War II. In the last six decades, the Republic of China has built Taiwan from the ravages of World War II into an economic miracle and a viable democracy, although admittedly there are some shortcomings. We may be small in size and population, but there is no question that the Chinese mainland at least indirectly used Taiwan as a role model in its opening up and economic reforms. But that was not the end of the story. We believe that in terms of freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law, we hold the moral high ground. When President George W. Bush, in his congratulatory message to President Ma, lauded Taiwan as “a beacon of democracy for Asia and the world,” we knew it was a diplomatic compliment. With our shortcomings, we still have a lot to learn, especially from the cradle of modern democracy, Great Britain. The Republic of China is also the repository of Chinese culture. All traditions of China have been well preserved there, including the art treasures in the National Palace Museum, to the admiration of even Mainland visitors to Taipei, because we were spared the bizarre and lunatic vandalism of the Red Guards in the so-called Cultural Revolution. In this age of reconciliation, our resolve to have a credible defense, however, has never wavered. We believe that one goes to the negotiation table from a position of strength, not from a position of weakness. That is why credible defense is absolutely necessary. The Republic of China has played a constructive role in the international community, seeking at the same time to expand ties with all nations. For instance, our graduate students no longer concentrate on a particular country; they go to all major countries, including the U.K. In fact, our student population in Great Britain has increased dramatically in recent decades, from a little over 200 in the 1970s to around 16,000 in 2008. In the current relationship of cooperation and competition between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, the jury is still out. However, the worst of times for Taiwan and for the Republic of China seem to be over. With peace at hand, we only hope that we truly serve as a beacon. We only hope that all Chinese communities everywhere in the world will one day enjoy the same degree of freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law as we do. Thank you.
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