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Il referendum della discordia

With such a title, Tuesday, September 18 has been posted on Equilibri.net analysis signed on the current situation in the Taiwan Strait, more specifically, the article focuses on a particular Referendum.

Chen Shui-bian, President of the Island, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and strong supporter of independence, wants to rally the people of Taiwan, and the means through referendum, to legitimize the application for entry the United Nations with the name of Taiwan.

Every year since 1993, officially asks to enter the island at the UN and systematically (as happened a few days ago) every year, this request is denied. On the basis of UN Resolution 2758 of 1971, as the island is Chinese territory and considered, although de facto independent it may seem, it is not de jure , as demonstrated the fact that, internationally, only a dozen countries recognize Taipei instead of Beijing.

So what is the news? Simple. For the first time, Taiwan tries to present itself with the official name of Taiwan, in fact, rather than with the ambiguous "Republic of China" , which can assume a symbolic and legal supremacy of the island on the mainland, heritage the historic conflict between the Kuomintang of Chiang Kai-shek and Communist Party of Mao Zedong .
All this confirms the absolute will to Taipei to be considered "foreign body" in Beijing and creating all'inedita possibility of the existence of two Chinas.

And the problems? Less simple. The proposal for a referendum to legitimize the entry of Taiwan to the United Nations (which is to be held concurrently with the presidential elections of March 2008) can cause problems relations between Beijing and Washington , forcing the two powers to confront a subject kept at bay (albeit with difficulty) for nearly sixty years.

How will they react and then the "big" in front of such a step (probably the prelude to a declaration of de jure independence )? The anti-secession law that ' National People's Congress of China has launched 14 March 2005 states that in the event of secession or declaration of independence, it will result in military action in Beijing on Taipei. At the same time, an American law of almost thirty years ago ( Taiwan Relations Act) provides some "friendship" and mutual protection between the U.S. and Taiwan, although there are references to the official recognition of Taipei.

That said, remember that for different reasons, China and the U.S. do not seem willing (and not even ready) to a frontal collision to decide on this skein Taiwan. If, on the Beijing come continuous and obvious references to Chinese sovereignty on the island, from Washington come admonitions and warnings to the initiative of Chen and some of its allies, considered to be too impulsive.
It is certain that the change of the status quo (in un senso o nell'altro) non piace a nessuno dei due colossi: l'indipendenza è malvista alla Zhongnanhai , mentre l'annessione disturberebbe la Casa Bianca .

Strano a dirsi, questa volta il destino è nelle mani di un "piccolo". Cosa succederebbe se Taipei dovesse muoversi verso un'eventuale dichiarazione di indipendenza?

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Le "spinte" indipendentiste

Recentemente Yao Chia-wen , il Presidente dello Yuan degli Esami (uno dei 5 Yuan upon which the organizational structure of the island of Taiwan), has released an interesting interview to Radical New Agency, where he discussed the issue of independence, you want to be part of the leadership and Taiwanese population.
The interview was published after the United Nations has rejected a proposal by President Chen Shui-bian , who asked for the entry of Taiwan within the international organization using the words Taiwan and consequently abandoning the historic designation Republic of China.

Below the comment of yours to that interview, also published on the pages of the New Radical Agency (1) :

"The thrust of President Chen Shui-bian towards independence, in the latter period with rafforzatasi proposal made to the United Nations , has raised the very interest of the international community in the Straits.
Personally, I do not know what this push be linked to the upcoming twin elections (and the President of the Legislative Yuan ) to help the candidate Frank Hsieh and all Party Democratico Progressista a governare per i prossimi quattro anni.
E' tuttavia innegabile il fatto che il Presidente Chen abbia da sempre focalizzato l'attenzione sull'argomento.
Certamente, come dice in parte il Presidente Yao Chia-wen , l'attuale situazione internazionale con la Guerra in Iraq (e aggiungerei anche in Afghanistan ) e la questione della Corea del Nord , ha dirottato le strategie del principale amico di Taiwan (gli Stati Uniti ) verso un rapporto più amichevole con Pechino .
Allo stesso modo, concordo Yao with the President in considering China braking from its current economic development and its internal balances to wage war against anyone. In addition, the next Olympic Games, a showcase for China too important to be thwarted by an act of force.
That said, do not forget the repeated references to the Beijing policy of One China whenever the opportunity arises (ie, in any bilateral meeting with other countries), symbolic statements which are primarily to strengthen the anti-secession law of March 14, 2005 and, secondly, the current restructuring of the military, particularly with respect to the marine sector.
the view that even ideological Taiwan enjoys the support of many Western democracies (you could also say all), it is clear that in terms of diplomacy is going the opposite. Let's not forget the advanced Chinese Africa and the current battle Caribbean to gain official recognition of the Central American islands. Further losses to Taiwan should be held in high esteem by the supporters of independence.
The current situation of ' Far East (i missili coreani, il rafforzamento militare di Cina e Giappone, gli equilibri indocinesi e nella regione indonesiana, ecc.) non permette passi avventati.
Il Presidente Yao Chia-wen ha giustamente riportato l'esempio di Danzica del 1939 per meglio identificare l' arrendevolezza europea . Concordo, ma prenderei in considerazione anche l'avvenimento di Sarajevo del 1914 , dove una piccola goccia ha fatto traboccare un grosso vaso. In entrambi i casi, la situazione era molto diversa dall'attuale, tuttavia vi possono essere delle similitudini alle quali fare riferimento. In un caso, la crescita di una potenza; nell'altro, gli equilibri sottili tra i vari attori presenti sul palcoscenico".

Come ho scritto al termine del commento sul sito della Nuova Agenzia Radicale, la questione di Taiwan è un tema molto importante, da tenere sotto attenta osservazione.

(1) Il sito internet della Nuova Agenzia Radicale è stato modificato. Attualmente non è più visibile la mia risposta.

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Fatti e Avvenimenti

Alla voce " Fatti e Avvenimenti " verranno esposti e brevemente analizzati singoli casi o notizie aventi a che fare con lo Stretto di Taiwan.

A differenza della voce " Tematiche " dove la notizia farà da punto di partenza per l'analisi di un argomento di ben più ampia portata, sotto "Fatti e Avvenimenti" ci si limiterà a descrivere l'argomento in questione, generalmente un fatto di attualità (con risvolti interessanti), senza uscire dai limiti dello stesso.

La scelta di creare uno spazio in cui non sono contemplate analisi strutturate deriva dalla necessità di fornire anche un semplice flash di ciò che avviene nell'isola e nei suoi dintorni. Certamente, dai post presenti in "Fatti e Avvenimenti" potranno scaturire analisi sviluppate all'interno di "Tematiche" (il confine spesso è sottile); tuttavia, dedicare uno spazio alla sola descrizione della notizia è opportuna per non appesantire troppo il contenuto del blog.

Senza cadere in una scarna descrizione di un fatto (non è l'attività giornalistica quella che ci interessa), "Fatti e Avvenimenti" si limiterà comunque a brevi appunti su temi di interesse circoscritto. Numerosi links ad altre pagine del web saranno presenti in ogni post, proprio per favorire al lettore la verifica delle fonti and, in some way, to encourage them to personal research so extensive and intensive .

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Un'Unica Cina in cambio di un'Unica Chiesa?

The letter written to the Chinese by Pope Benedict XVI last week represents a measure of continuity with the work of its predecessors in Holy See , in particular John Paul II that Asia had identified the place in which to collect " a great harvest of faith " during the Third Millennium after the evangelization of progress made in Europe in the first millennium and the evangelization of Africa and America in the Second Millennium ( Manila, January 15, 1995 ).

The choice of writing to Chinese Catholics is also born from the desire to tackle and solve a problem for some time the relations between China and the Vatican: the issue of episcopal appointments and " two Churches "in China: the official (the ' Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, appointed and controlled by the state) and illegal (which follows from Rome). Identifying the figure of the Bishop the visible source and foundation of unity in the Church, Josef Ratzinger points out that " for the unity of the Church in individual nations " is indispensable " that every bishop is in communion with the other bishops, and that all are visible and concrete communion with the Pope ", and it is therefore a contradiction in terms the existence of two different channels of priestly ordination.
Unlike Pius XII, that the encyclical Ad Apostolorum principis of 1958 faced the problem in a rocky, Benedict XVI has chosen take a more pragmatic way and (if you want) more "political", though in the early passages of the letter, he explicitly refers to a statement Second Vatican Council, that " the Church is not identified in any way with the political community and is not tied to any political system "in addition to confirming that" the Church can not and must not take upon herself the political battle to bring the most just society possible. It can not and must not replace the State "although" not [may] not [should] not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice "

However Beijing the action of the Roman Church has always been seen as a form of interference in internal affairs and is therefore always been opposed. On this occasion, the response Journal the letter was very short and mild. Through Qin Gang, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic has urged the Vatican to " make concrete actions and not create new barriers ." Declaring himself willing to continue " a candid and constructive dialogue to resolve differences ", the PRC has also not sold on two issues he considers fundamental: the ' interruption of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Beijing and Taipei in favor of the waiver affatri to interfere in internal Chinese, even in name of religion.

If the first point does not seem so insurmountable difficulties (in Benedict XVI's letter states, albeit in a general sense that " the Holy See always remains open to negotiations " for the normalization of relations), less is easy for the Vatican to fulfill the second point, since the episcopal appointments must necessariamente trovare la propria origine in Roma e non in un autorità laica statale.

La " Politica dell'Unica Cina " in cambio della " Politica dell'Unica Chiesa " non appare dunque attualmente fattibile.
Proprio per questi motivi James Huang , Ministro degli Esteri dell'Isola di Taiwan, non sembra preoccupato della disponibilità espressa dal Vaticano a spostare gli uffici diplomatici da Taipei a Pechino. La condizione di non interferire negli affari interni cinesi anche in nome della religione rende tale eventualità impossibile.

(La Città del Vaticano è l'unico Stato europeo che ancora after that recognizes Taiwan, in 1951, were interrupted formal diplomatic relations with Beijing)