| dc.description.abstract | The China’s Policy Towards Taiwan in 1990s
Abstract
China’’s policy toward Taiwan from the early use of military force to liberate Taiwan, to the early 1980s of ＂peaceful reunification and one country two systems＂ The adjustments of that is due to time change, but Taiwan enforce the ＂three noes policy＂ to lead to the two sides in a state hostility, China’’s policy toward Taiwan is only one-way united front strategy. In November 1987,Taiwan government had opened a new page in the history of cross-strait relationsas a result of opening up people to visit relatives in China. In September 1990, the two sides begin contacts and talks when the Red Cross Society from two sides held talks in Kinmen. The China’’s policy toward Taiwan, during this period, has not only united front strategy, but needs a more pragmatic response to Taiwan’’s challenges. Therefore, the China’’s policy toward Taiwan can be most complex and changeable in 1990s. The study of China’s policy toward Taiwan in 1990s will be a reference for future cross-strait exchanges.
From the 1990s, there had arised many problems due to the frequent exchanges and contacts on both sides, the Government of two sides have been unable to stay aloof. For the initial contact with the process of negotiations, each insisted, but the two sides can create a vague space of differences with mutual compromise and seek to reach an agreement. This contributed to “Koo-Wang talks” which be held in Singapore. In August 1993, the CPC issued , and in the following year, ＂the Qiandao Lake incident,＂ adding President Lee Teng-hui’’s words and deeds of individuals, so that cross-strait relations suddenly sank into a trough. In early 1995, the dawn of the cross-strait relations had been seen when Jiang Zemin announced ＂Jiang’’s eight points＂ and Lee Teng-hui also responded immediately to ＂Lee’s six points＂ However, Lee Teng-hui’s visited to the United States and caused great rebound from Jiang Zemin, and then a series of attacks threatened and detonated the brink of war in the Taiwan Strait crisis. Although there’s the second Koo-Wang meeting in the late 1990s, but the two sides have a lack of mutual trust and eventually leads to collapsed due to ＂two states＂ theory.
Looking at the cross-strait relations in 1990s, they are complex and varied. The China’s policy towards Taiwan has always been upholding the ＂one China＂ principle, but also coped with the reality of the situation and made constant adjustment. In this study, we will probe into the China’s policy towards Taiwan by using a historical research method through the ＂Koo-Wang Talks＂ in the early 1990s, the China’s first , the medium term ＂ Jiang’’s eight points ＂ and ＂ Lee’s six points ＂, Lee Teng-hui’s visitting to the United States, the Taiwan Strait crisis, the second Koo-Wang meeting, and the “two states” theory. | en_US |