The Chicago Tribune interviews Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian on mainland China’s recent efforts to further “soften” its tone on Taiwan with calls for peace:
Q Some say China’s policies toward Taiwan are changing. What is your interpretation?
A The nature of the CCP and its basic policy toward Taiwan never changes. It has one objective — to annex Taiwan…Some say China’s “soft policies” are getting “softer,” while its “hard policies” are getting “harder.” The real point is that “the hard is getting harder.” We see the soft policies as sugar-coated poison. Many are deceived by this superficial change. China wants to annex Taiwan no matter which party is in power in Taipei. The only difference is that some Chinese leaders are more straightforward, while others know how to disguise their ambitions. [Full Text]
