It’s important to remember that Beijing’s ultimate goal always has been reunification. Completely aside from any economic benefits, each move China makes in cross-strait relations is designed to bring the PRC closer to realizing direct political control over Taiwan. The issue here is not about the economic benefits that CSSTA may potentially bring, but the fact that our government is actually willing to risk being reunified and lose autonomy (especially when Taiwan is not even officially recognized as a nation) despite widespread protests from its citizens. This is Chinas soft power at work, and its quite effective.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:26:34 +0000