For centuries, Taiwan has been ruled by alien regimes. Modern Taiwanese
history is a chronicle of the Taiwanese' struggles against oppression and
fight for independent survival. Since 1945, Taiwan under the Kuomintang
(KMT) regime has been subject to the threat of China's invasion. Even
though recently the tensions across the Straits of Taiwan has loosened
gradually, to Taiwanese, the unification policy stressed by both the KMT
regime and the Chinese government still poses a grave danger of a forced
and forcible merger with China.
On August 31, 1993, the People's Republic of China issued a
document titled, "The Taiwan Question and the Reunification of China."
Circulating in seven languages, this diplomatic white paper manifested its
intent and ambition of annexing Taiwan through its distortion of history,
misconstruction of international law and treaties, and disregard for the
will and welfare of the Taiwanese. Though less dogmatic and more pragmatic
than before, the......
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