Zhu Songling
Professor, Beijing Union University
Feb 01, 2023
Consultations with island authorities on trade shows American double-dealing. The visit undermined core Chinese interests and had a negative effect. It will do harm but no good in China-U.S. relations and will only undermine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Beijing visit.
Aug 29, 2022
The visit to Taiwan by the U.S. House speaker is a straight-up violation of the one-China principle. It requires no stretch of imagination to see that security and stability will be dangerously degraded if the United States fails to reflect.
Nov 15, 2021
The Chinese government has so far adhered to its commitment to peaceful reunification with Taiwan. But a fundamental change in China’s stance, forced by a dangerously cavalier U.S. attitude, will make it hard to avoid a non-peaceful solution.
Jun 30, 2021
The visit by military aircraft is subject to interpretation. But using this kind of theater to test China’s patience and undercut the dignity of the Chinese government will certainly lead the latter to adjust and change its policy toward the island.
Dec 18, 2020
The U.S. President-elect will be forced to deal with the land mines being planted by Donald Trump to make reconciliation with China more difficult. But Biden, a seasoned politician, can be expected to be more rational and predictable than his predecessor.
May 25, 2020
Tsai Ing-wen’s second inaugural message on May 20 was a dangerous one, reinforcing the notion that the island is already de facto independent and willing to be a geopolitical chess piece for the United States.
Aug 26, 2019
The announcement of the ban on solo mainland China tourists visiting Taiwan is a major escalation in cross-Strait relations. How has the mainland’s Taiwan policy changed, what was the reason for the suspension of visits, and what is the goal of such a strategic move?
Jan 22, 2019
Xi Jinping calls for peaceful reunification with Taiwan.
Dec 06, 2018
The DPP’s betrayal of the One China principle will cost them and Taiwan.
Jul 04, 2018
The Chinese mainland has every desire to peacefully reunify with Taiwan, and has every desire to maintain the status quo.