The Momentum to Transform Peaceful relations to Peaceful Reunification
of Taiwan and the Chinese Mainland
Tieh-lin Yin
Chicago Conference at John Marshall Law School, August 8, 2009
I. Peaceful relations already in developement
1) Taiwan's KMT administration has recognized "One-China Understanding"
with China, laying
foundation for all peaceful relations, such as Big Three communications,
Strait Forum, mutual
investments, Joint music performance, etc. already achieved.
2) Taiwan and China need peaceful relations
- Economic situation
- Bigger regional security
- US' position
3) People on Taiwan supports peaceful relations
4) Will peaceful relations being developed be reversed?
--Peaceful relations cannot be stable, either to be reversed toward
separation or progressing to reunification.
II. How can peaceful relations progress to reunification?
--A momentum for common national sentiment is required- a Cultural nationalism
for thier cultural reconstruction.
1) Recent statistics-more economic cooperation, more people on Taiwan
thinking they are only Taiwanese. Money alone
cannot do the job.
2) Cultural Nationalism-Joint participation by both sides for future of
their country's cultural reconstruction.
--Unification of some Chinese characters--very simple job.
--Joint team work for new dictionaries, encyclopedia, academic programs,
etc.
--Joint work on Chinese culture reevaluation, build up new ideas
--Onlt when there developed common identification, common sentiment
for future, can the two sides go for peaceful
reunification.
III. Resist foreign influence against reunification-primarily Japan's
1) Japan has every aspect of conflict with China in region-- territories,
resources, ambition, history, showing all
aggressiveness and determination; most recently, to station troop
in an island only 120 km from Taiwanaway. Sino-
Japanese conflicts appear inevitable from strategical and historical
viewpoints
2) Solution to defuse future serious Sino-Japanese conflict
--Ryukyu Islands must resume its independence as a buffer zone because
all conflicts are rooted in Japan's
occupying the old kindom by force in 1879 and reoccupied it in 1972
against Allies'' Potsdam Declaration of
July, 1945 for terms for Japan's unconditional surrender, which
Japan accepted for future territories limited to
its original four islands.
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