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To: Enigma who wrote (8235)	5/13/1999 10:53:00 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 17770

This is what the Republic of China currently has to say about unification: Mainland China Policy 1. What are the fundamental differences between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland? In 1949, the central government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan when the Chinese mainland fell into the hands of the communists. Since then, China has been divided into two parts, the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan area. The larger and more populous Chinese mainland is administered by a communist government based in Peking. The smaller but more advanced Taiwan area is administered by the popularly elected government of the Republic of China. The people on Taiwan enjoy an affluent lifestyle in an economically and politically free society. Both parts of the divided China seek national unification. The ROC on Taiwan, however, has ruled out the use of force, and believes that unification should be achieved gradually under the conditions of freedom, democracy, and equitable prosperity. The Chinese communists, on the other hand, insist on maintaining their Leninist dictatorship, and refuse to renounce the use of military force against Taiwan. 2. What is the ROC's position on China's unification? The ROC government and the people of Taiwan earnestly hope for the peaceful reunification of China. Taipei's fundamental policy toward Peking can be summed up as "one China, two political entities," with each entity representing the territory over which it has jurisdiction. To articulate its position as clearly as possible, the ROC government has devised the Guidelines for National Unification. This document states that the two parts of divided China should work together to gradually unify China through a program of exchanges, cooperation, and consultations conducted under the principles of reason, peace, parity, and reciprocity. The guidelines also state that the unification process should be achieved in three phases: a short-term phase of exchanges and reciprocity, a medium-term phase of mutual trust and cooperation, and a long-term phase of consultation and unification. Currently, official relations between the two sides are still in the short-term phase; however, private exchanges in many areas have already entered the second phase. gio.gov.tw