Lyle Goldstein, a prominent U.S. scholar on PRC and Taiwan issues, asserts flatly that the KMT offers the United States an excellent off-ramp from Washington’s dangerous confrontation with Beijing over Taiwan.
Yet Goldstein notes that during her visit to the mainland, Cheng “did not mince words about Taiwan’s identity. She explained that the “overwhelming majority of people in Taiwan are descended from ancestors who crossed from the Mainland to Taiwan. They bear Chinese surnames, speak Chinese languages, celebrate Chinese festivals, and worship Chinese deities.” She added that “Chinese culture has always been part of the DNA of Taiwanese society….”
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