Foreign Policy - Taiwan & China (Policy Proposal #13)

Proposed Policy

A) TAIWAN and CHINA – Work to negotiate an agreement between these two countries to have a peaceful and cooperative relationship. I would suggest a 100-year unification plan with back-out clauses.

What would this accomplish?

A) Taiwan needs China for trade and manufacturing. Taiwan has its roots in Fujian, China. China has deep convictions that Taiwan must be part of China. They are the same people, just different systems. The Chinese government is steadily improving. Look at the trend, not the past. The China government knows that to stay in power they must make the people happy. Over a period of 100 years this trend should improve things to allow a smooth transition that would satisfy both sides. If it did not work out there would be escape clauses.

Commentary

The United States needs to have China as a true ally and trading partner. This can only be accomplished by fixing the Taiwan issue. We must defuse any military tensions to discourage China to continue it’s military build up. We do not want to be in the middle of a Taiwan/China confrontation. All parties will be losers.