The one-China principle is a collection of ideas:there is only one China in the world,the People’s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government of the whole of China,and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China...The one-China principle is a collection of ideas:there is only one China in the world,the People’s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government of the whole of China,and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.Indisputable historical facts and irrefutable legal documents have rendered this principle a universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm governing international relations.To address cross-Strait relations,the Chinese government has introduced“one country,two systems”as a peaceful solution but will not dismiss non-peaceful means in the face of separatist forces and foreign interference.展开更多
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 dispu...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.展开更多
文摘The one-China principle is a collection of ideas:there is only one China in the world,the People’s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government of the whole of China,and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.Indisputable historical facts and irrefutable legal documents have rendered this principle a universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm governing international relations.To address cross-Strait relations,the Chinese government has introduced“one country,two systems”as a peaceful solution but will not dismiss non-peaceful means in the face of separatist forces and foreign interference.
文摘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.
