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Stalemate on "One China"

Relations between Taiwan and China remain volatile as Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian continues to press the issue of a national referendum for a Taiwanese declaration of independence from China. While theoretically, Chen can only call a direct vote if China attacks Taiwan, China, which has laid claim to economically prosperous island for year, has stated that any such declaration would result in military force. According to a report from the International Crisis Group, the so-called “one China” policy that has limited hostilities to fiery rhetoric over the past 30 years could no longer be a viable means of keeping the peace.

Information Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office

The information division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Taiwan's defacto embassy in Washington D.C.

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