중국 타이완 관계 변화 연구 - 점진적 통일 가능성 탐구

Abstract

Since the end of major military engagements in the Chinese Civil War in 1950, China and Taiwan have been opposed to each other. During the competition age, China claimed that it would set Taiwan free, while Taiwan insisted that it would liberate China. Recently, the two countries have promoted a mood of reconciliation and recreated their relationship through communications and exchanges. However, after China has gotten its legitimacy recognized by establishing diplomatic relations with the USA, Taiwan seemed to become degraded to the one of the Chinese local governments. Moreover, as China has entered into the western economic system with its reformation and openness policies, its economy has drastically grown and its influence has increased. To break the impasse, Taiwan came up with the countermeasure of Taiwanese independence but ended up failing to get their people’s support. After all, Taiwan would have to keep expanding exchanges with China in order to survive. In this situation, the issue of reunification between China and Taiwan has naturally come to the fore. The Chinese government suggests a "one country-two systems" formula, whereas Taiwan prefers a progressive reunification through negotiations and wants both countries to be recognized as equal sovereign nations. It will be quite interesting to see what choices China and Taiwan would make in order to become one unified country.