Something interesting; Deng Xiaoping and Chiang Ching-Kuo were classmates back in Moscow. Those two were the only two people who would be able to negotiate a peaceful reunification of the two Chinas. On the day Chiang Ching-Kuo died a lot of KMT officials cried because they knew they would be stuck on Taiwan and never see unification for the rest of their lives.
@@leecheahsheng6140 Mao-Zedong, the founder of CPP was high ranking member of KMT. The civil war was actually between KMT-army of chiang-kai-shek vs KMT-communist rebels arming the peasants of Mao
Jamie Mezs Exactly. Taiwan would have to be mad to accept a one country, two systems deal given how China's more or less ignored the same deal they made with Hong Kong.
Oh..China didn't interfere with HK...when students were taught to hate their motherland...when anarchist roam the streets attacking shop..old people...police ! How did they not keep their promise ? On the other hand...Indian invaded Kashmir..lock down the whole province...despite..Kashmir autonomy guarantee by their constitution ! You hv nothing to say ??? Why the double standard ?
If the protesters in HK is peaceful then no one will have any problems. But the fact is they are not and they are funded by outside power. So, the Hong Kong Spring is a smart move by the US.👍👍👍 just like all the other “springs” they bring to the world since WWII...
That sound at 3:03 , did you record this in just one take? If so, that's impressive but you should record them in parts and then edit them together for the best quality.
I get the feeling that this is another one of those small channels which you find when they're still small, but within a few months it grows to hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Same thing happened with Historia Civilis.
While others complain about the choice of music, frankly I appreciate it. One Country, Two Systems is such a joke in practice that the choice of cutesy, comedic piano. I only recently found your channel out of my own desire to understand the dynamic within my ancestral homeland, given the lack of books and easily consumable media that either presents just one side of the Pan-Blue/Pan-Green perspectives.
Well, if separate companies under one conglomerate can operate with no issue, then why can't many states with different systems operate under one Federal authority? Oh, wait! I just described the EU and the US to some extent, not really China.
One country two system was the model catered for Tibet. In 1950, Dalai Lama entered a 21 point agreement which guarantees Tibetan autonomy - similar to Hong Kong Taiwan model.
I agree with the other comments about editing your voice over. Your content and research are very good, however your pauses, ers and ems reduces the quality of the presentation. The music is a distraction and does not fit the mood of the seriousness of the content, perhaps another track would be more suitable. Still a good effort, please keep improving. Subscribed.
"One Country Two System" is a joke in Taiwan. Hong Kong gives us a very good lesson: China may remove their promise without hesitation. Why should we surrender our sovereignty to a more authoritarian country?
I havn't seen a shred of China's interfering in HK.. DOMESTIC AFFAIR ! THEY DIDN'T INTERFERED WHEN ANARCHISTS RULE THE STREETS OG HK FOR 1 YEAR ! THE ONLY HELP THE HK government which past their new legislation..something which they were suppose to do..but didn't for 23 years ! NOBODY FORCE THE HK GOVERNMENT TO DO ANYTHING...BASICALLY.. CHINA HV AREADY SEND THE MESSAGE..TO HK ..YOU WANT TO BURN..YOU WANT TO DESTROY YOURSELF..GO AHEAD ! HK IS JUST 1 CITY..in China..that is so dependence on China..Independence is children's dream !
Good video and interesting topic - I enjoyed watching it but you might like to try make the voice recordings smoother! Interesting stuff though, subscribed.
A good informative video. However, do remember you're recording for a video, not speaking at a live lecture. Occasionally stuttering in the middle of a long speech is usually understandable when you are speaking in front of a live audience. But this is supposed to be a recorded video, and it can admittedly get quite irritating when you constantly pause and stutter in the middle of a sentence. Please do learn to relax and take as much time as possible to record as many takes as you like, and record each segment separately instead of recording the whole thing in one take. You can then edit and mash the best takes of the various segments for a more smoother viewing experience.
With HK's democracy undermined by Beijing, 1 country 2 systems policy already became a joke for Taiwan. Taiwanese are aware their democracy would be undermined as well if they accept the "joke"
I know this is one of your early videos and you’ll probably never see this comment anyway but goddamn the music is annoying and distracting LOL. It makes your already fast narration difficult to understand. Your later videos are MUCH better in this regard.
In 1950 U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman sent the U.S. Seventh Fleet to the Taiwan Strait to prevent an invasion of the island by communist armies from the mainland. The United States decided to send the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet to protect Taiwan from a Communist Chinese invasion and also to prevent the Nationalist government in Taiwan from continuing its attacks on the mainland. This act, introducing the Seventh Fleet into the Chinese theater, is considered the beginning of the U.S. policy to defend Taiwan from China. Since 1950, this commitment to defend Taiwan has been the largest potential cause of a U.S.-China war. Because the U.S. is a superpower and China is rising in strength, the Taiwan flashpoint is now considered to affect not only the U.S.'s national security but the world's international security as well. This policy, originating with the movement of the U.S. fleet in June 1950, has had significant security ramifications for over six decades. Source: The Seventh Fleet Standoff by Eric P. Swanson
Thanks for this insightful video. i think any hopes of a peaceful reunification died with how Hong Kong reunification was handled. Who in their right mind wants to be subjected to that debacle... Go Taiwan!
I am mainland Chinese, and I don't want Taiwan to be a part of China! We are totally different! The CCP will tax people more to help Taiwan if reunification happens. So, I think simply the business relationship is good enough, just like the relationship between countries, use or been used.
One country two systems policy was originally designed for Taiwan issue, and was using as experiment in Hongkong and Macao. The policy is designed with a lot differences, in Taiwan KMT can keep almost anything even include military except diplomacy, but the this policy for Hongkong and Macao with a lot less autonomy by comparison. Also CCP just started opening policy, they had promise to give Guangdong and Fijian province to KMT and let them try their system. If it works CCP will give another province Jiangxi to KMT.
zhen86 It could be, but Deng was looking for encomic development, and communist has no idea what to do, Deng would like to see if the system in Taiwan would work in Guangdong.
One key reason why One Country, Two Systems is a sham: the model was never meant to be permanent. Something many people forget is that both Hong Kong and Macao will lose their SAR status 50 years after the handover; considering the SAR status was created specifically to implement the One Country, Two Systems model, losing the SAR also means losing Deng's model. The reality is One Country, Two Systems was designed from the beginning to be a 'peaceful' annexation of what the CCP considers "lost" territories. Heck, you can see Xi Jinping is already getting impatient and is accelerating the erosion of the second system in Hong Kong today. Chiang Ching-kuo may have been smarter than we realize, because he knew this would happen if Taiwan accepted Deng's proposal.
It seems like the KMT now in 2020 is a shell of it’s former self. I’m no expert in Taiwanese politics but it seems like the ruling party now is much more in line with the KMT message during the early years of the KMT in Taiwan (The 3 Noes)Is the current KMT still not for reunifying or are they much more lenient to that idea?
Yes, the KMT seems to be too warm to PRC now, agreeing with too many of their promises. Not that making trade relationship and maintaining peace is a bad thing. The KMT is still against "reunification" with PRC with "one country two system" but open to unification with non communist/authoritarian China.
I like the video, it is smart and has some interesting points, but it feels like it could have been half as short and still would have conveyed the same amount of key information, which in general is presented in a somewhat disordered fashion. Also, there are many annoying stops and hiccups like 0:30 or 03:03 (wtf?!) or 10:50 or 11:26 or 11:51 which make the entire experience of listening to the video much less pleasant. Fix that and IMO the channel will be really good.
the real factor behind for reunification of Taiwan has always been the economy, not politics. back then, before the 1990s, China was too far behind economically compared to Taiwan, therefore there's no immediate benefit at all for reunification, even served as a deterrent, therefore it didn't happen. even before the 2000s, most political leaders in Taiwan believed that communist China WILL collapse, so nobody took the idea seriously. unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on from what perspective you look at the matter, it did not collapse, instead growing into a economic power house and major world power. nowadays, many regional cities in China already have similar living standard compared to Taiwan, with the secondary and major cities surpassed Taiwan, and the trend continues. therefore to me it's just inevitable that the reunification WILL HAPPEN NATURALLY before 2025. politics becomes nonsense when people don't need to worry about their welfare, as simple as that.
Of all the piano composition and melody around the world you needed to pick up worst of all, I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.. THEREFORE I DID NOT WATCH THE VIDEO COMPLETELY!
Although this is a great video, what’s with the background music? The music was a silent comedy movie vintage, inappropriate for a serious subject on history.
"One Country, Two Systems" is the appeasement policy to bring Taiwan region into P.R. China. It was a compromise when the Main Land did not have enough power( the combination of military, economic and international political) to overcome the compounded difficulties presented at Taiwan Strait and the potential of loss of lives. The philosophy of "Winning the war without a single shot" is also driving the policy from behind. After 40 years of economic growth and recent resurrection of Chinese traditions among general population, Beijing has become more confident in its power to resolve the Taiwan issue for good with or without force. The initiative for final resolution lies squared in the hands of Beijing. There are only two road blocks that preventing Beijing to launch the operation: 1) The possibility of a US-led intervention; 2) The inevitable loss of lives would take years to heal. The evidence of Beijing is actively dealing with the road blocks can be found in the speed of expansion for Chines Navy and the training for the military in general. The military's war readiness has been much more improved since 2013. And Chinese military strategists are actively developing deterrence measures in the East and South China Sea. The island building operation can be seen as part of preparation for Taiwan. As of now, the South China Sea is firmly in the hands of Chinese military. So, Beijing's attention is shifting toward East China Sea and the military exercise in Jul 2018 can be seen as the start of a, what could be, series of actions to strengthen the presence in the region. Once the control for East China Sea is acquired, Beijing is ready for the final chapter of the civil war. Since there is no peace treaty or truce agreement, technically, Beijing doesn't need to declare war on Taiwan and the whole process could start like what happened in 1958 (the second crisis). The major operation could be over in just a weekend and the whole military operation could be over in a week. The rebuilding and reconciliation process could start after a month. The timeline is under the assumption of no heavy fighting. The PLA will anticipate for heavy fighting and heavy casualties that's why the major operation could be very heavy handed and bloody. But, as long as it doesn't turn into protracted conflict, the healing process could be a lot easier with a short war. Like it or not, Taiwan will never be able to separate from China. The political process has becoming more costly for both sides as DPP is actively seeking independence. The trigger for the final episode of the civil war could be the trade war with the US when it reaches to a certain level or span out of control.
It’s always dangerous to go into any conflict assuming it will be short. We should consider the difficulties of transporting thousands of troops across 100 miles of the Strait and also preventing other countries (such as Japan) from getting sucked in. What factors can you cite for assuming an amphibious attack - of which a scale has never succeeded before in history - can succeed in 7 days? I guess my question to you is: Has there ever been a short war of any sort in the past 50 years? And would it resolve things in a way that a political solution wouldn’t?
Asianometry Sino-India conflict (1962) and Sino - vietnam(1979) are both short. The Chinese military has demonstrated the will, speed and clear objectives in fighting both wars. The 1991 gulf war can be also used as a reference point as to how this upcoming one will look like. The PLA has been modeling itself to the US since the first gulf war. This military operation in Taiwan will be a combination of air superiority, full control of electronic domain, airborne, amphibious landing and missile/rocket strike, unmanned drones providing air and recon support. Marines lead the way and armmed police wrap things up. It is no longer two dimensional landing operation. And the objective will be very clear - the war will end whenever the authority announce that it will stop fighting and surrender. The will to fight on both sides are different too. For PLA, it is the patriotic reunification war. And for Taiwan, it is a self-defense war but with separatism underlined. The will among common men is different too. In mainland, the support for reunification is at 97%. In Taiwan, the support for fighting is around 5%. No one wants a war, but the political process has been stalled. And Beijing is risking paying a higher price for reunification in the future. It is a simple math problem as to where this issue is headed.
Asianometry war has never been the end by itself in Chinese military philosophy. The military option is a mean to an end (political resolution). For that, you can reference 1948 battle between CCP and KMT in Beijing Tianjin area. Heavy fighting is used as stimulant for political solution. One more reference was the stalemate in Korean peninsula in 1952. The fighting was for what either side could not get on the bargaining table. Beijing has to have to will and the ability to fight before it can sit down for negotiation. What the country lost on battle field , one can never get back from the negotiating table.
Asianometry And finally, there is an old Chinese philosophy script : when dealing with small opponent, using good virtues; when dealing with large opponent, using good wisdom. The main land has laid the plan on the table for four decades, and it has never changed its position on Taiwan. When the relationship across the strait was good, Mainland China would do absolutely everything in its power to support the livelihood of people on the island. I would say it is a perfect demonstration of good virtue. On the other hand, Taiwan has been seeing itself as something of a higher morale being to its mainland counterpart, and trying to rely on foreign power to achieve independence goal. These actions are ripping the old scare of 150 years of humiliation for Mainland. The more of such actions, the faster bothsides get to the final showdown. I would say that is not wisdom.
You sound too anxious. You keep pausing when you're talking about something good, often frustrating me. Then when you're speaking something less interesting, you don't enunciate properly & rush on. Please don't!
Thank you for these great videos. My guess is you are Taiwanese American, right? Did you immigrate to the States when you were young or study there for a long time? Your accent is perfect, but you said "gist" with a "g" sound not with a "j" sound. Maybe I heard wrong, but I've never ever heard this pronounced this way...
To be honest if Chiang Ching kuo accepted this proposal I have a feeling this would have been so much better for Taiwan as it would be able to ride on Chinas later development as well the current infrastructure in Taiwan and would be like HK with more autonomy as well as a beauty landscape and a industrial complex, it just sounds great.
@@ashapuhin9825 Precisely. Given how the mainland government now demands ordinary people to live and think a certain way, it seems that everyday the present state of the ROC/Taiwan is vindicated more and more.
