Indeed, Xi may have raised the rhetorical bar even higher for Tsai since her predecessor, Ma, never had to do the same. In an apparent response on March 5th, Xi mandated that Taiwan recognize “the core connotation of the 1992 Consensus” and suggested that Tsai must explicitly accept that “one China” includes both mainland China and Taiwan without differing interpretations. In an interview with Taiwan's Liberty Times on January 21st, for example, she acknowledged for the first time that the 1992 Consensus was a “historical fact” and represented part of an “existing political foundation.” To be sure, Tsai stopped short of endorsing the substance of the agreement. This strategy will probably result in periodic and perhaps even sustained tensions that are unlikely to bring Taiwan any closer to Beijing and which may, in fact, only convince Taiwan of the need to increasingly distance itself from China.įrom the start of her campaign to become Taiwan's president, Tsai has tried to reconcile her party's traditionally pro-independence position in favor of a more predictable and stable cross-Strait policy predicated on, in her words, “no surprises, no provocations.” Following her election in January, Tsai began the process of making good on her pledge. Instead, Xi has turned up the heat on Tsai in an attempt to undermine her administration. To her credit, Tsai has issued numerous political overtures to Beijing, yet Xi has demonstrated a clear reluctance to accept her as a credible partner. The central issue is the so-called “1992 Consensus”-an acceptance of “one China” reached with Ma and the KMT, but never recognized by Tsai or the DPP. Now, with Tsai as president and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) holding a majority in the legislature, it would seem that cross-Strait relations have entered a more antagonistic dynamic. However, some in Taiwan argued that these achievements were realized at the expense of Taiwan's economic development and sovereignty. For eight years under Kuomintang (KMT) rule, Taiwan was able to reach accommodation with mainland China, inking 23 economic agreements and even opening political talks, which culminated last Fall in the KMT President Ma Ying-jeou meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore. incoming and outgoing).The inauguration in May of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen represents a critical inflection point for cross-Strait relations. business and leisure), from different perspectives (e.g. We look at the different segments and branches of This report takes an international perspective on this subject but lays main focus on the Scandinavian markets. How does the crisis affect long-term trends?.How will recession economy consumers behave, what is the best way to approach them?.What is the likely development on different geographical markets/branches/ customer segments in the near and in the further away future?.Which markets are more/less affected by the crisis?.This report we will apply both a short-term (next 1-2 years) and long term perspective (next 5-10 years) and we have chosen the following approaches: But also with the best way of handling status quo. Impact of the recession on different markets in the world in general, and on the tourism industry in particular. The current questions are dealing with the length and the depth as well as the Kairos Future’s report on this from 2006: “Efter lånefesten”i). Perhaps not in its severe impact but the development was not The economic recession hit the world rather unprepared, even though it was predictable.
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