Taiwans Question of Independance or Unification
... Inside Taiwan So long as “the CCP regime has no intention to use military force against Taiwan, I pledge that during my term in office, I will not declare independence, I will not change the national title, I will not push for the inclusion of the so called state-to-state description in the constitution, and I will not promote a referendum to change the status quo in regards to the question of independence or unification. ... When the Taiwanese people voted Chen to the presidency they elected the man who was least likely to lead them into unification with the mainland. ... With this in mind the Taiwan Presidential elections might not be a fair indicator of how the country’s people, business, and even governments feels on the issue of independence or unification. ... After the previous decades of political and social transformations, we are now seeing a shift in all these things that has created a new Taiwanese pride and could be a strong force for unification in the future. ... The growing level of Taiwanese investment in China is one of the most compelling signs that unification could happen without violence. ... They see the enterprising Taiwanese coming to the mainland as a great way to help unification and stop Taiwan from declaring their independence. ... Also with great prosperity that might be found, the Taiwanese living on the mainland might push for unification so this prosperity might be able to grow for them and other Taiwanese who are still on the island. ... As far as a concrete solution goes, one can look back to Taiwan’s Guidelines for National Unification passed by the Executive Yuan (Taiwan’s cabinet) on March 14, 1991.