{"id":19276,"date":"2008-04-14T00:32:17","date_gmt":"2008-04-14T07:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/04\/poll-itical-salvation-forget-tibet-look-at-taiwan\/"},"modified":"2008-04-14T14:17:14","modified_gmt":"2008-04-14T21:17:14","slug":"poll-itical-salvation-forget-tibet-look-at-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/04\/poll-itical-salvation-forget-tibet-look-at-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll-itical Salvation: Forget Tibet, Look at Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/_44562361_handshake226b.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Hu Siew handshake\" class=\"imageframe imgalignleft\" \/>At least one thing appears to be going right for China on the diplomatic front. After a brief but reportedly <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/04\/taiwan-china-see-progress-from-historic-talks\/\">friendly meeting<\/a> between Hu Jintao and Taiwan&#8217;s vice-president elect Vicent Siew on the sidelines of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boaoforum.org\/english\/\">Bo&#8217;ao Forum<\/a> in Hainan, a new survey suggests people in Taiwan are feeling better about relations with the mainland. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.monstersandcritics.com\/asiapacific\/news\/article_1399731.php\/Taiwan_poll_finds_jump_in_people_saying_ties_with_China_friendly\">From Monsters and Critics<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Thirty-nine per cent of the respondents said relations were friendly, compared with 32 per cent after the 1993 meeting in Singapore, according to a poll conducted by the China Times daily after Taiwan vice president-elect Vincent Siew met with Chinese President Hu Jintao over the weekend in China.<\/p>\n<p>Only 22 per cent thought China is still hostile toward Taiwan, the survey of 931 adults found. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For those looking for a more textured view of reactions inside Taiwan, the BBC&#8217;s Caroline Gluck <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/7345260.stm\">provides some good analysis<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mr Siew&#8217;s decision to travel to the forum was a bold step, carrying significant risks as well as opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Some members of the governing Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, had opposed the visit, saying it could undermine Taiwan&#8217;s dignity and status in any future dealings with Chinese officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Interaction between two hostile countries with very different ideas is good,&#8221; said senior DPP legislator, Trong Chai, &#8220;but we must understand the position and ideas of the other side. The other side should respect the fact that Taiwan is an independent, sovereign country. Mr Siew didn&#8217;t receive that kind of treatment.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>But others disagreed. Mr Siew was attending the forum in a private capacity &#8211; as head of a private, non-government organisation promoting trade with China.<\/p>\n<p>Those studying the nuances of his treatment were quick to note that he was seated in the front row, reserved for VIPs, and invited to join the centre table at a state banquet. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As Gluck observes, more than a few pundits wonder how much of the good turn in cross-strait relations is owed to Beijing&#8217;s hunger for good PR in the wake of its pounding over Tibet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least one thing appears to be going right for China on the diplomatic front. 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