In response to a question from a reporter from the Chinese official media, Taiwan‘s Land Commission Chairman Chiu Tai-san reiterated the historical fact that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait reached a common understanding in 1992 and stressed that the two sides should think about “constructive ambiguity” to find the maximum convention. This is the first Time since the Tsai government took office that the term “constructive ambiguity” has been used to describe issues related to the 1992 Consensus.
When Taiwan’s Land Commission Chairman Qiu Taisan first took office, he took the initiative to resume cross-strait health exchanges after the Epidemic. In a press conference on the 18th, Chiu Tai-san further suggested that he would resume commercial compliance on the land side or internal transfer of personnel from multinational enterprises to Taiwan.
The company’s main goal is to restore the exchange of information between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, the mainland people to come to Taiwan to engage in business performance or internal transfer of multinational enterprises, the epidemic command center to contact the various organs to study and discuss, from now on can apply; in addition will also work with the command center and related organs, to assess the resumption of the land side of humane visits to relatives and other personnel exchanges, and the follow-up of other border management adjustment matters. “
Taiwan released the goodwill of cross-strait exchanges
The company’s main goal is to maintain peace, stability and development, which is the biggest convention across the Taiwan Strait. He also made three appeals to the other side of the Taiwan Strait, one of which is to fully understand the differences in systems and values between the two sides, avoid negative interpretations and misjudgments, abandon the political framework and confrontation initiatives imposed on Taiwan, especially to stop the military threats around the Taiwan Strait, and look positively at the development of cross-strait relations.
Chiu Tai-san once again talked about the fact that when President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016, she said that cross-strait dialogue and communication would maintain the existing mechanism; she also respected the historical fact that in 1992, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait would uphold the political thinking of mutual understanding and seeking common ground while reserving differences, and conduct communication and consultation to reach a number of common perceptions and understandings. Taiwan’s cross-strait policy position has been consistent and unchanged, and both sides should continue to promote the peaceful and stable development of cross-strait relations on this established factual and political basis.
After the outbreak of the epidemic, both Taiwan and China took control measures. In the future, on the basis of maintaining people’s health and well-being and healthy cross-strait interaction, the mainland side should also make corresponding adjustments and responses, and further restore the previous unilateral exchange restrictions. Qiu Taizan believes that through the efforts of both sides, the “unblocking” after the epidemic will definitely allow both sides of the Taiwan Strait to usher in a “spring blossom”.
The government’s decision to impose a framework for cross-strait exchanges is unfair, unjust and impractical.
However, the CCTV reporter asked, since Taipei’s view on the “1992 Consensus” still adheres to the original view, and expects the spring to blossom, has Taipei tried to formulate a new statement to break through the stalemate across the Taiwan Strait?
First of all, Qiu Taizan said that the meaning of the term “1992 Consensus” is not the same for both the Communist Party and the Kuomintang. Even the Kuomintang has recently considered that the connotation of the “1992 Consensus” should be adjusted. The company’s main goal is to provide a platform for the development of the company’s products and services.
Qiu Taisan: “So (the question is) whether the two sides can find the maximum convention, mutually beneficial, and not too controversial. Secondly, whether the two sides can have ‘constructive ambiguity’ depends on each other’s wisdom and also on each other’s attitude. In her inauguration speech in 2016, President Tsai, I believe, made such a reaffirmation, expressing her desire to promote open and constructive interaction and exchange between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future.”
“Agriculture and Forestry Article 22” The effect of benefiting Taiwan is not great before the need to continuously increase the code
The day before, the 17th Chinese mainland unilaterally proposed “22 measures of agriculture and forestry” to try to attract Taiwanese people and Taiwan-invested enterprises to develop in China. In this regard, Qiu Taizan firstly stated that he did not look at the matter from the perspective of malicious criticism, but from the perspective of reality, China’s successive launches of “Article 36 and 26” and “22 measures on agriculture and forestry” are not comprehensive enough in design and thinking from the very beginning. The effect of these measures is not great, which is why they have to be increased continuously.
Qiu Taisan: “In terms of actual benefits, in the end, Taiwan farmers are given ‘national treatment’, which means that it was not given in the past. If now is to give ‘super national treatment’, the mainland farmers are not fair. Especially his production over there, the subsequent results will hurt the mainland and Taiwan farmers, only a few people to benefit. The amount he produced must be very large, will certainly impact the price of agricultural products on the mainland, but also affect the price of the people of Taiwan to be sold to the mainland or not.”
Qiu Taizan also said that the mainland may want to do a lot of good, but not with Taiwan to communicate and negotiate properly, he believes that many policies will be discounted, or even counterproductive.
China’s peaceful rise worries Taiwan and neighboring countries
The Japanese media asked a question about the UK’s foreign defense policy review report, which positioned China as an institutional competitor. Taiwan’s economic dependence on China and security dependence on the United States, how does Taiwan respond to China’s soft and hard policy toward Taiwan?
Qiu Taizan stressed, “Security and economy are both dependent on ourselves, and this is the basic principle of the government. Taiwan is in a globalized international society, regardless of economic, military, security, etc., it is inevitable to have a certain understanding and awareness and even cooperation with other countries.”
Qiu Taizan pointed out that China’s perceived peaceful rise has been met with questions and concerns from various countries, indicating that many of its measures and actions cannot be trusted by other countries, including Taiwan. Qiu Taizan again mentioned, “I hope that the peaceful and stable development of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, the mutual benefit of both sides is the biggest convention, but also should work together.”
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