ML-Implode News - For Taiwan, a Dilemma Over Identity, Economy and China

I think that supporting a vibrant democracy and insisting on a peaceful solution to the Taiwan issue is an appropriate American objective. Washington has not reviewed its Taiwan policy since the Clinton administration, and the prospect that Taiwan and China will unify peacefully and voluntarily one day has diminished as the two societies grow further apart. Instead of just hoping that its present policy of dissuading both China and Taiwan from trying to change the status quo can continue indefinitely, the U.S. needs to review its policy so it will not be reacting to actions initiated by China as it becomes more assertive.
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Beijing is the key player in this Washington-Taipei-Beijing triangle because it is the party that most desires a change in the status quo. So far, Beijing has actively stonewalled the new Tsai administration, just as it did with the earlier D.P.P. government led by Chen Shui-bian from 2000 to 2008. Beijing's refusal to acknowledge Taiwan's elected leaders and its insistence on punishing the Taiwanese by reducing tourism and trade immediately after Tsai's election will only discourage Taiwanese from reassuming a Chinese identity.

Tsai has already made compromises that go too far for many of her supporters. In her inaugural speech, Tsai referred to the Constitution of the Republic of China and the legislation governing cross-strait relations, both of which imply the acceptance of a "one China" framework. Tsai may not have room to move much further, especially if Beijing continues to freeze out the D.P.P.

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For Taiwan, a Dilemma Over Identity, Economy and China