By Zhimin Lin and Jianwei Wang

May 18, 2016

"Recently talking with a dozen people deeply involved in cross-strait relations in Taipei, Taiwan suggests that 'President-elect' Tsai Ing-wen will have very limited room to maneuver when it comes to handling relations with Beijing. The first test will come on May 20, the day of her inauguration, when she is expected to lay down the framework for her approach to Beijing.

At the core of Tsai's challenge is how to respond to Beijing's insistence that she confirm the so-called '1992 consensus' as the political foundation for cross-strait relations. The '1992 Consensus' is a loosely agreed upon principle advanced by Beijing and Taiwan under the Nationalist (KMT) government at the time that allows both sides to claim that there is one China but gives them discretion to define what that 'one China' refers to. In diplomatic terms, it is an example of agreeing to disagree."

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http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/tsai-ing-wens-limited-options-on-cross-strait-relations/

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