World End's Garden

China has been known of its dense population, giant market and boost economic. However, foreign investments is not able to satisfy China now. China wants to play big! It has begun reached out its hands to the world in recent years. While U.S. is struggling in the mud of Iraq, China has continued to growth--10% economic increase since the open of market. And this situation will not change in any time soon.

Some people already predicted that China will be able to compete with U.S. in 21st century but no one expected it would happen that fast. The power of effect of America has gradually declined since 1990 after Soviet Union dissolved. When U.S. was busy on dealing with Muslim world and Middle East, China has slipped into the vacuum in South East Asia. Right now you can see various of Mandarin advertisement in order to attract Chinese businessmen, and Chinese becomes a common language in this region. Even U.S. has to yield to China in certain policies. The most notable one is "One China" policy against the political course of Taiwan independence.

What role can Taiwan take part in the future years? What is our strategy against the tide of change? We both speak same language and have common culture, which is a undeniable advantage. Ironically, when our government keeps advertising its democracy achievement, our policy toward China is always lagging behind a step or two. The lack of flexibility and nonstop national identity argument were once the reason we mocked at China, but now they become the excuse for China refusing democracy while Taiwan is tripped by its inner barricade. We have gradually lost our stake in this cross-strait game.

Nevertheless, we haven't totally lost yet. China has faced its internal problems that it has never deal before. Chinese 'one-party' government is getting harder and harder to control their people. There were tens of thousands social insurgencies happening last year. Most of them were under censor controlled but still few of them leaked out of the net. The gap between the poor and the rich is also getting wider and wider. Over 90% of GDP was contributed by only less than 10% of population. Even in 21st century, more than half of China is still remain uncivilized.  While Chinese government  pushes their  boundary  over the world,  turmoil  awaits. Taiwanese government is far more skillful to deal social problems than China. Therefore Taiwanese experience is crucial for China.

There is no eternal enemy. Taiwan and China may continue to against each other in future years but not for long. China relies on Taiwan is just like Taiwan relies on China. They are two matching competitors and aspire  the other's every energy at each game. Perhaps those politicians may not realize this fact now but time will determine everything.