E 'was published today on the website of the magazine Limes of Lucio Caracciolo one of my in-depth analysis on the Chiang-Chen meeting second .
E 'can refer to this analysis the following link:
"The new wave in the Strait"
addition, the site of' Radical Agency of Geppi Rippa there is an Article written by my comment Giorgio Prinzi on November 3: "It should be signed today an agreement between Mainland China and Taiwan " .
Here below my comment:
An important week
It may not be" the week that changed the world ", as that of the Nixon visit to China, but certainly the week of November 3 is a breakthrough in multi-layered history of relations between Taipei and Beijing.
On the surface, is a change of political administration than "green" of 2000-2008.
In the deepest sense, is an unprecedented turning point from 1949 to present.
The administration of new President Ma Ying-jeou, in his sixth month of the government not only broke the continuity of the pressures pro-independence Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party, but went further, opening the door to mainland China, while cooling the climate in recent years had become quite hot.
course, despite the speed with which we are carrying out the facts, it is still early to talk about normalization of relations: Beijing it is not in any way stirred by the theory that Taiwan is part of China (indeed, he wanted to point out also the first phone call Journal for the newly elected Barack Obama).
However, the opening of direct flights and shipping links between the two sides of the Straits have made the two sides much closer than they have ever been, tying the economic future island to the mainland.
In addition, the fact that for the first time the meeting between SEF and ARATS was conducted on Taiwanese soil, complete with a large delegation in the wake of Chen Yunlin and Chiang Pin-kung, gave the event a major symbolic weight . And we know how important symbols in the oriental culture.
The possibility that these agreements in the future make the economy stronger Taiwanese are high: the strategic geographical Taiwan is a guarantee, especially from the logistical point of view with regard to trade in the Asia-Pacific. Other
discourse is the political aspect. Being a democracy where there is freedom of speech in Taiwan this week has not only experienced the Goia of the agreements, but also the pain of the protests. Taipei was in fact "under attack" by opposition protesters who surged as it was moving too fast route operated by Ma Ying-jeou.
accusing him of having threatened the integrity of the island and of having betrayed the soul of Taiwan, supporters of the PDP does not have anything to forgive
in the first six months of government "blue".
In fact, it would be too simplistic to define these operations as "right" or "wrong" on the other hand, every choice involves positive and negative effects.
On the one hand, we can say that Taiwan can not continue to exclude China from its economic life, as would be like by excluding itself from the world. On the other hand, bind to double-locked their destinies to those of the continent could make long-term economic dependence in political dependence.
For now, from both parties has confirmed the principle of the "1992 Consensus", ie the status quo. Also because, if you want to make progress, both Beijing and Taipei must give a few yards.
So for now: open Taipei, Beijing does not penetrate.
