| dc.description.abstract | The ex-chairman of Mainland China, Xiao-ping, Deng, was born on August 22nd, 1904, in Pai-fang Village, Xie-xing, Guang-an County, Si-chuan Province. He passed away in Peijing at the age of 93 on February 19th , 1997.
In 1920 summer, Xiao-ping, Deng went to France and trained himself as a diligent and frugal person. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (C.C.P.) in 1924. Then, he left for Russia in early 1926. After returning back to China in 1926 winter, he even had experienced three ups and downs in the political arena. Next, he endured many hardships, and became the highest leader of the C.C.P. after Ze-dong, Mao in the end.
Deng was the main decision maker of the C.C.P. for policies towards Taiwan. Therefore, understanding Deng’s mental state, cognitive qualities, and his values and perspective towards problems in China is vitally important. In retrospect, we found that all new policies or statements had been led by Deng in regard of various suggestions for powerful leader in the Chinese Communist Party since 1978. Deng’s political power originated from the notion of respecting the old and honoring the wise, emphasizing the Chinese political code of ethics, and the characteristics of authoritative rule of the Chinese Communist Party(i.e., C.C.P.)
Briefly speaking, Deng’s policy towards Taiwan was the idea of one nation and two systems. This idea mainly originated from the theory of one principle, four divisions that was developed by En-lai, Chou (1965). These two ideas were quite similar in structures, and the actual meaning conveyed was that of the one nation and two systems. There were three reasons in explaining this theory. First, they were formed for the specific purpose of unification with Taiwan. Second, they were formed for the purpose of exploring the structure after Taiwan’s returning to China and the relationship between the central government and Taiwan. Third, they were formed for the purpose of displaying the direction and policy of two connected developmental stages for the tasks of the C.C.P. towards Taiwan. The core statement was the same with one nation and two systems. One principle actually emphasized the insistence of one China, and four divisions are for the implementation of two systems in one nation. This idea of one nation and two systems not only affected the Chinese Communist Party’s directions of Taiwan policy while Deng was alive but continued to be the ultimate guideline of the Chinese Communist Party’s Taiwan policy after his death. | en_US |