Obstacles on road to Beijing-Taipei concord

[FT News]

Big problems will come with the Olympics. Chinese scholars have proposed that the Chinese and Taiwanese teams enter the stadium together at the opening ceremony

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...while Beijing would sell that as a ‘goodwill gesture’, many of our citizens would feel humiliated,” says a national security adviser to Mr Ma. “People would think that Beijing is parading us to the world as a ‘part of China’.”

A further test will come in August with the inauguration of a new president in Paraguay, Taiwan’s last remaining South American diplomatic ally. Fernando Lugo, the president-elect, has pledged to switch ties to China. If this happens, Taipei could see it as a provocation.

In September, China and Taiwan will face an even bigger challenge when the United Nations’ General Assembly convenes. For almost 20 years, Taiwan has filed annual applications for UN membership.


...does it ever end??