This is an OPED piece on Taipei Times. The author Chang Wu-ueh張五岳 wrote:
“The most important thing for the Taiwan side to take note of is the gradual democratization in China, concomitant with increasing numbers of people going online — according to statistics, roughly 90 million people in China have access to the Internet — and the increase in sensational media reports, especially by papers such as the Global Times .
In the event that there are serious internal problems in China in the future, the authorities may well take a harder line with Taiwan to deflect the attention of the media, both within China and abroad. This has been true since 1950: With every military foray abroad and every internal problem or change in power, the high echelons in China have always done the same. ”
