Tuesday 14 September 2010

Taiwan and 'West Taiwan'

Xiamen, just on the mainland opposite Taiwan Island, is being developed as 'The Western Esplanade of Taiwan' or 'West Taiwan', as a form towards social, cultural and business unification; much to the upset of half of the people of Taiwan...but China's soft-power selling will work well. Even the street design, landscapes etc are a mirror of Taiwan and all designed to attract business and tourists and investments, social interplay etc with Taiwan; the same laws, same infrastructure, same trade qualifications, education qualifications, same companies, language, good tax breaks, cheaper workforce etc etc etc. They know what they're doing.
A good transport tunnel is on the way, & will be completed just to halfway under the Strait of Taiwan. Whether or not Taiwan chooses to remain a separate political entity, the process of social reconciliation are already well underway and advancing. The Free Trade Agreement between the two significantly benefits Taiwan. There is even a branch of the Taiwan political party Kuomingtang within Xiamen now.

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