Joseph Cheng
Joseph Cheng
Joseph Cheng Yu-shek, JPis a Hong Kong political scientist and democracy activist. He had been the secretary general of the Civic Party and convenor of pro-democratic groups including Power for Democracy and Alliance for True Democracy...
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A new prime minister will always have an opportunity to make a fresh gesture to improve relations. And I think Chinese leaders would also like to seize the opportunity.
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Taiwan probably will try to present itself as a victim of the law.
immediate time
It will take time and there will be no immediate breakthroughs. But someone has to take the first step.
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One has to be aware that you have structural factors in Japan such as the LDP trying to exploit nationalist feelings, the Japanese yearning to be treated as a normal state and Japan in general would like to secure a higher status in the international community.
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An improvement in his image in the eyes of the Chinese people will strengthen his hand and show that he is in control, that he is no longer restrained by Jiang Zemin.
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You need to have concrete proposals, and I think the leadership is ready to offer something.
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But it's for sure this is not going to make Beijing make any meaningful concessions under pressure.
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Because of the basic integration and the complementarities between the Chinese and the Japanese economies, both sides understand that any damages to the bilateral relationship will hurt both sides equally badly.
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Chinese leaders do not want to allow the society's sentiments to affect the complete control of foreign policy and they also understand that nationalism can be a double-edged sword,
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China largely looks at it from two points of view-American domination of the world of the Middle East region, and of the oil market.
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A lot of the older peasants, how can they find other employment? They have lost their land, they have no money, they have no social security, they cannot find jobs. There are bound to be serious, serious social problems.
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There is no one else who can do it and there is also the face issue -- if China switches leaders after just two years it will be an admission that their first choice was wrong.
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(Beijing) hopes to establish legal basis for (its) Taiwan policy ... and Chinese leaders want to establish a base line.
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Certainly this is an attempt to put pressure on Chen.