摘要
This article analyses the bilateral relations across the Taiwan Straits,between the People’s Republic of China(PRC)and the Republic of China(ROC)tracing developments from the end of WWII to date,considering the dispute over the legitimacy of the representation of the Chinese people as a whole.We attempt to draw a thorough picture of how relations between the“two Chinas”evolved in the historical frame of the Cold War and the post-Cold War period,in order to suggest the prospective for the near future.We conclude that the concept of the Greater China is no longer restricted to the economic/commercial sphere but it can also be extended to all aspects of life in the Chinese-speaking region.While the competition between the two Chinas remains tough,thanks to the characteristic notion of“harmony but not uniformity”of the Chinese identity,the door to a peaceful reunification is open.
