2.Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? Priority in Ma's comments (2012)on the lron Triangle cross-strait relations,foreign relations,national defense (as a peace maker) No Surprise for Washington Institutionalizing cross-strait peace Both sides of the strait belong to one China (creative ambiguity)
2. Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? • Priority in Ma’s comments (2012) on the Iron Triangle – cross-strait relations, foreign relations, national defense (as a peace maker) – No Surprise for Washington • Institutionalizing cross-strait peace – Both sides of the strait belong to one China (creative ambiguity)
2.Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? Distinction between sovereignty and governance Not mutual recognition on sovereignty, not mutual denial on governance Not mutual denial and mutual recognition One country,two areas(toward clarity) Comparing with one state on each side of the strait (clarity on the other end)
2. Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? • Distinction between sovereignty and governance • Not mutual recognition on sovereignty, not mutual denial on governance • Not mutual denial and mutual recognition • One country, two areas (toward clarity) • Comparing with one state on each side of the strait (clarity on the other end)
2.Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? -More words for the first angle than the 2nd and 3rd one -Tension between M and D,art of balance Arms sales to Taiwan(From F-16 A/B to F-6C/D,even F-35?)
2. Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? –More words for the first angle than the 2nd and 3rd one –Tension between M and D, art of balance • Arms sales to Taiwan (From F-16 A/B to F-6C/D, even F-35?)
2.Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? The thorny issue of Taiwan's international participation has been resolved case by case since 2008,without a package deal Taiwan's diplomatic allies have surprisingly remained unchanged for 5 years (Gambia); Taiwan's participation in WHA Ma's request in his inauguration speech: activities in International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO)and U.N.Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC)
2. Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? – The thorny issue of Taiwan’s international participation has been resolved case by case since 2008, without a package deal • Taiwan’s diplomatic allies have surprisingly remained unchanged for 5 years（Gambia); Taiwan’s participation in WHA • Ma’s request in his inauguration speech: activities in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC)
2.Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? Necessity of peace talks as results of deepening economic,cultural,and social changes between the two sides Political relations between the two prior to unification needs to be redefined in order to promote further exchanges in order to following a clear path rather than muddling through
2. Continuing Conciliation Without Formal Political Agreement? • Necessity of peace talks as results of deepening economic, cultural, and social changes between the two sides – Political relations between the two prior to unification needs to be redefined in order to promote further exchanges in order to following a clear path rather than muddling through