The elections were seen as a test of the KMT's trend of warming relations with the mainland. Looks like polls were right, Taiwan wants it.
Don't forget about Taiwan... Taiwan facing a pivotal crossroads Sat, Jan 14, 2012 - While the worlds attention is focused on a rising China amid a seeming decline in the West, Taiwan seems all but forgotten. Yet, the West, and especially the US, ignores the so-called Taiwan issue at its peril.
Taiwan Heh, the PRC may not.. but plenty of ROC intellectuals was arguing percisely that when we support an open policy towards the PRC.
If the CCP wanted to see the PRC advance to the next stage of political evolution it would allow the KMT to run against CCP candidates in local elections.
Granny says, "Dat's right - China liable to gobble up Taiwan... The status quo is just not good enough Fri, Dec 07, 2012 - The conventional wisdom on Taiwans status and its relations with other countries is that the status quo needs to be maintained. This adage has permeated official lingo over the past decade, and is often the mainstay of pronouncements by foreign observers.
Should we recognize Taiwan as an autonomous nation?... US petition launched to recognize Taiwan as nation Sun, Jan 24, 2016 - A petition to urge the US government to recognize Taiwan as a nation had garnered more than 6,000 signatures as of press time last night, after being put up on the White House Web site on Tuesday.