An assessment of China's Taiwan policy under the third generation leadership

Asian Survey

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 343-361

  Tung, Chen Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 24044476600     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.2005.45.3.343     Document Type: Article

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1. Wang Ming-yi, "Mainland Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: White Paper Is Not an Ultimatum," Zhongguo Shibao [China Times], Taipei, February 26, 2000, p. 3;
2. "AFP: PRC FM Spokesman Warns Taiwan on Election Result," Agence France-Presse (Hong Kong), March 14, 2000, in Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), Daily Report/China (DR/C), March 14, 2000;
3. Lai Jing-xiang, "Without 'Two-State Theory', There Would Be No White Paper," Lienho Bao [United Daily News], Taipei, March 16, 2000, p. 3. Note: Chinese-language media article titles have been translated into English.
4. "Jiang Zemin Proposes 16 Words of Taiwan Policy Guidelines," Jingji Ribao [Economic Daily News], April 6, 2000, p. 11;
5. Xu Shang-li, "Qian Qichen: Three Links as Soon as Possible"
6. and Yeh Ju-lan, "Need Equality and Reciprocity," Zhongguo Shibao, May 27, 2000, p. 1.
7. On July 25, 2002, China's Xinhua News Agency criticized Chen Shui-bian by name for the first time, for saying when taking over the chairmanship of the DPP that "Taiwan wants to take its own way." Wang Cuo-zhong, "Xinhua News Agency Criticizes President Chen by Name for the First Time," Zhongguo Shibao, July 26, 2002, p. 11.
8. Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese State Council, ed., Zhongguo Taiwan Wenti [China's Taiwan issue] (Beijing: Jiuzhou tushu, 1998), p. 90.
9. Ibid., pp. 95-96.
10. "The One China Principle and the Taiwan Issue," Taiwan Affairs Office of China's State Council, released February 21, 2000, , accessed April 2, 2005.
11. Shirley A. Kan, "China/Taiwan: Evolution of the 'One China' Policy - Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei," Congressional Research Service (CRS), Report for Congress, January 21, 2004, p. 41.
12. Xie Meng-ru, "Qian Qichen: Both Sides Are Equal, Both Belong to China," Zhongguo Shibao, July 19, 2000, p. 4;
13. "Qian Qichen: Mainland and Taiwan Belong to One China," August 26, 2000, p. 4.
14. "Qian Qichen: Mainland and Taiwan Belong to One China; Inclusiveness Is Very Large," ibid., September 11, 2000.
15. Wang Cuo-zhong, "In His Government Report, Zhu Rongji Reiterated New Definition of One China," ibid., March 5, 2002.
16. Lian Jun-wei, "Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Tang Jiaxuan Mentions the New Three Segments of One China," Gongshang Shibao [Commerce Times], Taipei, September 15, 2002.
17. "Qian Qichen: Mainland and China Belong to One China," Lienho Bao, August 26, 2000, p. 4.
18. Luo Jia-wei, Zhou De-huei, and Chiou Pei-fen, "Qian Qichen: Talks on the Three Direct Links, Not Involving One China," ibid., July 6, 2002, p. 1.
19. Interview Group of Lienho Bao, "Qian Qichen: Promoting the Three Direct Links Has Nothing To Do with the Next Presidential Election," ibid., October 17, 2002, p. 4.
20. Author interview with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002.
21. In remarks to the 29th Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Taiwanese Associations, Chen Shui-bian said, "Taiwan and China stand on opposite sides of the Strait; there is one country on each side."
22. Kang Zhang-rong, "Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Zhou Mingwei: The CCP Ends the Period of Observation for Chen Shui-bian, No More Illusions about Him," Gongshang Shibao, October 1, 2002.
23. In his cross-century remarks, Chen said, "The integration of our economies, trade, and culture can be a starting point for gradually building faith and confidence in each other. This, in turn, can be the basis for a new framework of permanent peace and political integration."
24. Zhang Rue-chang and Lin Bo-cheng, "President Chen: Taking an Oath in Front of the National Flag Must Consider the Feeling of the 230 Million People," Zhongguo Shibao, March 20, 2001.
25. Author interviews with two senior persons involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; three senior scholars of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002; a senior person involved with Taiwan, Shanghai, November 2002; and three senior scholars of International Relations, Shanghai, November 2002.
26. Editorial Team, Dangyuan Ganbu Xuexi Shiliuda Baogao Jiangzuo [Notes for party officials to learn the Sixteenth Party Congress Report] (Beijing: Xuexi, 2002), pp. 1-52.
27. Author interview with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002.
28. Author interviews with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002; and a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, March 2003.
29. In late 1992, Taiwan and China reached an agreement to orally express the term "one China" in their own ways. Taipei stressed that Taiwan and China had different interpretations of "one China" so that China should not suppress the usage "Republic of China" in the international arena. Beijing emphasized that both sides reached agreement to insist on using the one-China principle. In practice, Taipei and Beijing have different interpretations of the 1992 consensus and continued to confront each other in the international arena over the "one-China" principle. Author interviews with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002; and a senior scholar of International Relations, Shanghai, November 2002.
30. Zhu Jian-ling, "Qian Qichen: Both Sides Can Discuss Taiwan's Political Status," Zhongguo Shibao, January 29, 2000.
31. Author interviews with a senior scholar of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002; and two senior scholars of International Relations, Shanghai, November 2002.
32. Author interview with a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002.
33. Author interview with a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002.
34. Author interview with a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, March 2003.
35. Benjamin Yeh, "Taiwan Could Drift Further Away from China after WHO Snub: Analysts," Agence France-Presse, May 25, 2003.
36. Author interviews with a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002.
37. Author interviews with two senior persons involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002.
38. Xu Dong-hai, "Beijing Unveils the Chinese Version of the Interviews of Jiang Zemin by the Times," Lienho Bao, October 20, 1999, p. 13.
39. "China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The World Misunderstood," Zhongyang Ribao [Central Daily], Taipei, October 20, 1999, p. 10.
40. Author interviews with two senior persons (one with a military background) involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002; three senior scholars of international Relations, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior scholar of International Relations, Shanghai, November 2002.
41. Author interviews with two senior persons involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; two senior scholars of International Relations, Shanghai, November 2002; and a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Nanjing, March 2003.
42. Author interviews with a senior scholar of American Studies, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior person involved with Taiwan, November 2002.
43. Author interviews with three senior scholars of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior scholar of International Relations, Shanghai, November 2002. Shi Yinghong, a professor at the People's University of China, argues that the Chinese government "lacks [a] sufficiently high degree of public support on the Sino-U.S. relations and the Taiwan issue." See Wang Cuo-zhong, "How to Hold His Power in Diaoyutai Steady Will Test Hu Jintao's Wisdom," Zhongguo Shibao, November 26, 2002, p. 11.
44. Author interviews with three senior scholars of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002; and a scholar of American Studies, Shanghai, November 2002. Wang Jisi, director of the Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Shi Yinhong share the same opinions. See "There Are Concrete Meanings in the Sino-American Summit," Huanqiu Shibao [Global Times], Beijing, November 7, 2002, p. 5;
45. and Wang Cuo-zhong, "How to Hold His Power in Diaoyutai Steady Will Test Hu Jintao's Wisdom," p. 11.
46. Author interviews with a senior scholar of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, March 2003.
47. Kan, "China/Taiwan," p. 28.
48. Ibid., p. 65.
49. Author interviews with a senior scholar of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, March 2003.
50. Author's conference notes on two senior scholars of Taiwan Studies, Xiamen, November 8, 2002. Author interviews with a scholar of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002; two senior scholars of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002; a senior person involved with Taiwan, Shanghai, November 2002; two senior scholars of International Relations, Shanghai, November 2002; and a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, March 2003.
51. Author interviews with three senior persons involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002; a senior person involved with Taiwan, Nanjing, February 2003; two senior scholars of International Relations, Beijing, March 2003; and two senior scholars of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, March 2003.
52. Author's conference notes on a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Nanjing, February 28, 2003. Author's interviews with a senior person involved with Taiwan, March 2003; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, March 2003; two senior scholars of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, March 2003; and a senior scholar of International Relations, Beijing, March 2003.
53. Author interviews with three senior persons involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002.
54. Author's conference notes on a person involved with Taiwan, Shanghai, October 9, 2002. Author interviews with a senior person involved with Taiwan, November 2002; and two senior scholars of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002.
55. Author interviews with two senior persons involved with Taiwan, Beijing, November 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002; two scholars of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002; a senior person involved with Taiwan, Beijing, March 2003; and a scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, March 2003.
56. Author's conference notes on a person involved with Taiwan, Shanghai, October 9, 2002; and author interview with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002.
57. Author interview with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Shanghai, November 2002.
58. Author interviews with a scholar of International Relations, Beijing, July 2001; a senior economist at Xiamen University, July 2002; a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, July 2002; and several senior scholars of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, July 2002.
59. Chen-yuan Tung, "China's Economic Leverage and Taiwan's Security Concerns with Respect to Cross-Strait Economic Relations," Ph.D. diss., Johns Hopkins University, 2002, pp. 294-365. Author conversations with a senior economist, Tianjin, November 2002; and a senior economist, Beijing, November 2002.
60. Chen-yuan Tung, "Assessment and Prospects of China's Economic Development: 2004-2005," China Economic Analysis Yearly Report, Liang'an Jiaoliu Yuanjing Jijinhui [Cross-Strait Interflow Prospect Foundation], December 2004, p. 4.
61. Author interview with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, July 2002.
62. "Comparison - Xinhua Reports on Premier Zhu Rongji News Conference" (in Chinese), Beijing Xinhua Domestic Service, March 15, 2002, in FBIS, DR/C, March 15, 2002.
63. Author interviews with a senior scholar of Taiwan Studies, Beijing, November 2002; and a senior scholar of American Studies, Beijing, November 2002.
64. Luo Jia-wei and Chou Pei-fen, "Qian Qichen Affirms the Function of the Two Associations," Lienho Bao, July 6, 2002, p. 1.
65. This is the view of Douglas Paal, director of the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Center and former senior director of Asian Affairs for National Security for President George Bush, after meeting with Qian Qichen. "Qian Qichen: The Confederation Can Be Discussed, and Will Adopt More Flexible Taiwan Policy," Zhongguo Shibao, January 6, 2001, p. 2.
66. Lin Chen-bo, "Governmental Senior Officials: The U.S. Wishes Direct Links, but Not Cross-Strait Routes," ibid., November 3, 2002, p. 2.
67. On July 9, 1999, President Lee Teng-hui stated in an interview with Deutsche Welle that the relationship between the PRC on the Mainland and the ROC on Taiwan is a "state-to-state or at least a special state-to-state relationship." Zongtong Jieshou Deguo zhi Sheng Zhongfang [President Lee was interviewed by Deutsche Welle], Presidential Office of the Republic of China, July 9, 1999.
68. "One China Is an Indisputable Fact," Renmin Ribao [People's Daily], Beijing, August 13, 1999, p. 3;
69. Zhu Jian-lin, "The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Reacts: Taiwan Should Promptly Stop All Separatist Activities," Zhongguo Shibao, August 6, 2002;
70. Wang Cuo-zhong, "American Deputy Secretary of State Armitage: The U.S. Insists on the One China Policy and Does Not Support Taiwan Independence," ibid., August 27, 2002, p. 11.
71. Wang Liang-fen, "Yang Jiechi: Missiles Against Taiwan Are an Issue of National Security; Should Be Understood by the U.S.," ibid., December 5, 2002, p. 11.
72. Liu Ping, "Jiang Zemin: Cross-Strait Peaceful Unification Meets with U.S. Interests," ibid., October 26, 2002, p. 4.
73. Author interview with a senior scholar of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002.
74. Author interview with two senior scholars of International Relations, Beijing, November 2002.