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The end of "custom" late in the day, President Ma Ying-jeou took a chartered flight back to Taiwan. Originally scheduled to return to Taipei Taoyuan airport on November 7, at 12 o'clock in the evening the Taiwan China Airlines plane, delays between 8th and 1:23 A.M. before landing.

At the airport, when the media asked when Ma Ying-jeou, the answer is "sleep well! "Happy him, waving happily, then a ride back home in Taipei, but did not speak.

When asked for the trip to play for a few minutes afterwards, Ma Ying-jeou to answer, he never hits for himself, however, set goals, most of them.

Cat is out of the bag

The "learned" preparations for highly classified, but on November 3, Taiwan first exclusive reveal of the free newsletter "learned" message. The various media went belly-up in the exclusive, anxious to check. Democratic Progressive Party without any prior noted Secretary General Joseph Wu news emergency contact, on behalf of the DPP next Taiwan leader Tsai for the first time the Administration knew at the time, it is inexplicable horror.

After the news leaked out, Taiwan official notice in Washington. United States official has responded positively, saying support for easing tensions between the two sides, promote business and civil exchanges. United States officials at least no special remarks in private, officials have made it clear that, want to see Singapore's "acquisition horse will" have a positive impact on cross-strait relations.

People familiar with the matter say, on both sides of this important message is intended to simultaneously announced in 4th, but due to Taiwan authorities must first report to the legislature early exposure, also was busy as hell by Ma Ying-jeou aide, was forced to confirm this in advance.

Late last year, Taiwan "nine-one" local elections after the defeat of the Kuomintang, unload the post of KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, the ruling authorities in "caretaker" status, the two sides are in May "zhangxia" into flat. Most of the outside world believes that Ma Ying-jeou on May 20 before the end of next year, is probably the situation between the two sides, not back pretty good.

From May 23 to 24th this year, Taiwan invitation to Mac Chairman Andrew Hsia, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Zhang went to the Kinmen visit, and the competent authority responsible for the third formal meeting between the two sides.

Previous meeting is February 11, 2014, Zhang zhijun and when Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council met for the first time in Nanjing Chairman Wang Yu-Chi followed on June 25 of that year, visits to Taiwan by Zhang as the first country Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan Taoyuan, held for the second time, "Zhang Wanghui" cross-strait affairs both sides formally established mechanism for mutual visits by heads of departments.

Therefore, on October 14, when a second "zhangxia" time in Guangzhou, the outside world does not look forward to. The meeting, consensus was not reached and results, Taiwan is looking forward to the "land transfer" struck again. Taiwan media considered the trip Andrew Hsia's "senior trip", yet the outside world look bad "zhangxia II do", but unexpectedly behind otherwise mundane talks quietly knocked on the remarkable "learned" the gate.

Look, October 14 Pearl like a choreographed scene, chasing away from reporters, relaxed atmosphere, under undisturbed circumstances, Zhang voluntarily drop the subject, referring to cross-strait affairs executives met six times, the future top-floor, arranged to meet higher levels of leadership.

Abroad many years Andrew Hsia will not hear Zhang's warning comes immediately.

Outside that "acquisition" is Taiwan unilateral vision, according to Ma Ying-jeou said, two years ago, the mainland first proposed "learned" authorities to think about its feasibility. After the city began, Ma Ying-jeou, and like a child look forward to hiking, and constantly expressed a high degree of willingness on various occasions, but the two sides did not create the right conditions, did not think the turn, finally meeting opportunities.

Search for historical positioning

Chen Shui-bian in power for 8 years of corruption, let Taiwan people reject the Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou, the KMT from time to ZTE attitude of, in 2008 with 58% votes to repel Schemer subtle beyond all belier, Frank Hsieh, the Democratic Progressive Party. Subsequently, in 2012 "campaign" when he ran for re-election, rely on robust cross-strait routes won Tsai.

But Ma Ying-jeou during his second term, governance satisfaction fell to only single digits. National Chung Hsing University, Chen Mumin, Associate Professor of the Institute of international politics that, since 2008, Ma Ying-jeou is searching for historical orientation.

County of Tamkang University Professor Chao chun points out that "learned" was the first meeting between the leaders on both sides since 1949, contribute to the institutionalization of cross-strait reconciliation, strengthen political mutual trust, cannot be regarded simply as Ma Ying-jeou or his personal history to locate the problem. "Learned" about the historical orientation of cross-strait relations, rather are historical turning point of cross-strait relations.

Achievements in the development of cross-straits relations to Ma Ying-jeou points. "Acquisition" means he established "route" and affirmed in the "92 consensus" on the basis of open Exchange, flip the stagnation and conflict across the Taiwan Strait during Chen Shui-bian, created the best since a cycle of cross-strait relations. A horse important aides pointed out that now Taiwan people can sleep per night, without fear of war in the Taiwan Strait, President Ma Ying-jeou are quite proud of.

Qian United States Institute in Taiwan's Taipei Office Director Paal surveyed stated that he believed that Ma Ying-jeou hopes to use "learned" in this way, to confirm that he made to the stable development of exchanges between the two sides in seven years of effort.

But criticized the Democratic Progressive Party, Ma Ying-jeou is through "learned" box to limit future leaders. Supports Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang's contribution to cross-strait peace and efforts, thinks that the "learned" score for cross-straits peace, while stressing that, Lee Teng-hui and Chen Shui-bian's "want to do but can't do that" Ma "did" and, therefore, society should be highly positive.

In the "learned", the KMT conducted a poll, show that 46.1% of respondents in favour of "learned", 21% dissident; about whether you agree with the DPP's criticism, support for 27.4%, do not approve of is 42.4%. Visit to XI 13 ordinary people look at the United

President Ma Ying-jeou believes that future cross-strait relations in a negative aspect to reduce hostility to avoid stray, on the positive side to expand exchanges and deepening cooperation. He stressed that the "learned" is to establish a normalized met leaders on both sides of the base.

Taiwan former "Security Commission" Secretary-General, the "92 consensus" in Su's pretty sure that the word "custom". He lauded Mr XI's thought than Ma Ying-jeou is profound. He also show resilient side, agree to meet in a third and call each other "Sir" rather than the official title, "not to sign the contract", to help meet Taiwan demand dignity, reducing Taiwan's insecurity. As to the "92 consensus" this "anchor needle" from both sides to the international, and let the whole world know it is Beijing's stance no retreat back.

Despite the noise, but still optimistic

According to polls released himself from the DPP, the DPP on cross-strait policy, 6 7 data lost to the Kuomintang. People cannot accept the Democratic Progressive Party in the cross-strait policy of "opposing everything from the anti-" 40% popular dissatisfaction with the DPP's image.

Outside the DPP for "opposing everything from the anti-" impressed, not formed overnight, the Party realized the seriousness of the problem. In 2012, after the defeat, the DPP launched a review on both sides of the road noise, the former "Security Commission" Secretary General Chiu Yih-warning was the DPP's cross-strait policy must be, and what we don't, to tear up "oppose everything from the anti-" label.

Although the DPP has not yet completely removed "opposing everything from the anti-" ideology did not adjust its "Taiwan independence" party platform, but as an opposition party, convergence, and more and more like a "moderate" opposition. "Acquisition", for example, its criticism even as fierce, but were oral, and targeting of enemy the Kuomintang rather than mainland. Only one objective of the DPP, that everyone would keep "ease", it is not free to take to the streets again, creating chaos, and protest "action" referred to the eagerness of the newly established "era", and always radical "Taiwan Solidarity Union" to crash.

In 1993 when the Wang-Koo talks, when members of the DPP delegation to visit Singapore to protest. This "learned", Joseph Wu said that the DPP is not sent. He very clearly said, the DPP not to take to the streets to protest or group of impeding the work of, and will take a prudent attitude in Taiwan monitor, note that Taiwan's interests are harmed. Words are said, but could not dispel the "Taiwan independence" worries "Taiwan independence platform" is still hanging "enraptured".

Tsai was the Lee Teng-hui's "two States" the drafters, though she seemed to say goodbye to flat line. In May this year she went to the United States an "interview", has repeatedly assured the US side's message is that if the Democratic Progressive Party have a chance to win next year, will do everything in our power to ensure stability in the Taiwan Strait, but this information is not for the parties to accept.

Cross-strait policy was originally a Kuomintang's "trump card", but not long ago the party's original candidate Hung Hsiu-on both sides of the proposition, for various reasons do not have access to a lot of recognition, was transferred from cross-strait policy of the Kuomintang. Now "learned" has appeared on, and let the KMT back to the main battlefield between the two sides.

In the cross-strait "reunification spectrum" take a robust line in the KMT, most supporters in the middle area occupied previously, and aggressive side of the Democratic Progressive Party is entrenched. But in order to compete for power, the DPP also slowly adjusting routes and try to lean toward the Middle, both sides in the "status quo" middle ground of fierce battles.

In the "learned" the consensus "92 consensus", the DPP is not much option. Former SEF Vice Chairman and Secretary General, Taiwan lawyer Chen Changwen pointed out, a lot of people staring at Ma Ying-jeou, and what did he do, what to say? This, of course, important, but more than that, "learning" itself was a peace agreement between the two sides of the paper without words, a split 66 years of ringing of the peace Bell.

"Learned" after Taiwan continues to murmur, Taiwan officials are optimistic, that Taiwan join RCEP, designed by city (regional comprehensive economic partnership agreements), and completed by the end of "cross-strait trade in goods agreement" negotiated, the possibilities are great. Taiwanese firms eagerly Asia investment banking, card in the name of issues before, and also have the opportunity to "thaw".

 

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Source: China News weekly

Original title: "learned" after Taiwan