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Viewing cable 08GUANGZHOU408, Cross Strait Relations: The view from Fujian

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08GUANGZHOU408 2008-07-11 08:15 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Guangzhou
VZCZCXRO4483
RR RUEHCN RUEHGH RUEHVC
DE RUEHGZ #0408/01 1930815
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 110815Z JUL 08
FM AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7399
INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 GUANGZHOU 000408 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/TC, EAP/CM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAIR EFIN TW CH
SUBJECT: Cross Strait Relations: The view from Fujian 
 
1. (SBU) Summary:  China is ready to discuss Taiwan's international 
space, according to officials and academics in Fujian.  Negotiations 
could lead to agreement on Taiwan's accession to the World Health 
Organization (WHO) as early as next May.  In addition, they 
anticipate that Beijing and Taipei will exchange representative 
offices under the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait 
(ARATS)-Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) framework, possibly after 
the initial step of establishing official travel agency offices. 
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party should not be discounted as a 
political force, according to one official, though it will be a 
complicated and difficult process in reconstituting the party as a 
power center in the absence of KMT mistakes.  End Summary. 
 
China Ready To Discuss Taiwan's International Space 
--------------------------------------------- --- 
 
2. (SBU) Beijing might finally be ready to resolve the question of 
Taiwan's international space, Director General (DG) Guo Minzeng of 
Fuzhou's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) told the Consul General 
recently.  Guo believes true progress will hinge on whether both 
sides can follow Chinese President Hu Jintao's 16-character 
instruction about putting aside disputes and working to achieve 
common development objectives.  Such an approach would clear the way 
for detailed negotiations between the Mainlaind's ARATS and Taiwan's 
SEF, Guo argued. 
 
3. (SBU) Li Peng, vice president of Xiamen University's Taiwan 
Research Institute, told us separately that in the past Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials had categorically rejected his 
institute's suggestions that China allow more international space 
for Taiwan, saying it was "unnecessary."  Now, the MFA has changed 
its tune and is telling Taiwan scholars that it recognizes the need 
for more international space as a step toward improving relations. 
Li commented that by abandoning Chen Shui-bian's confrontational 
tactics, Ma Ying-jeou had shown a more reasonable approach, 
especially as he recognized that Taiwan's international space is 
dependent on Beijing's cooperation and direct negotiation across the 
Strait. 
 
WHO Agreement by Next May? 
-------------------------- 
 
3. (SBU) Li also predicted that the issue of Taiwan's WHO accession 
could be resolved as early as next May.  He said a proposal by 
Taiwan scholars in Beijing for Taiwan to join WHO under the name 
"Chinese Taipei" was gaining traction in Mainland policy circles. 
Li believes Taiwan needs to make a concession on the issue, such as 
refraining from any written statements that suggest Taiwan would 
enter WHO as a country rather than a non-sovereign entity.  Li also 
said that Beijing has compromised on the issue by dropping its 
requirement for Taiwan to join the Mainland's delegation at the WHO. 
 Fuzhou TAO's Guo seconded Li's comment, saying the Mainland would 
not block Taiwan from joining as a "non-sovereign organization." 
 
Increase Contacts by Opening Representative Offices 
--------------------------------------------- --- 
 
4. (SBU) Director General Wu Mingze of the Xiamen TAO told the 
Consul General that he expects ARATS and SEF to discuss the opening 
of representative offices in one another's territory when the chairs 
meet again in this fall.  Although neither organization is currently 
authorized to negotiate this issue, Wu said, consensus has emerged 
that both sides would benefit from increased informal contacts and 
the ability to provide citizen services and issue travel documents. 
On the other hand, President Liu Guoshen of Xiamen University Taiwan 
Research Institute cautioned that Beijing would not be interested in 
opening an ARATS office in Taiwan if it were to become a "consulate" 
that attracted Taiwan demonstrators during a crisis or local 
election.  Instead, Xiamen University scholars suggested the most 
likely first step would be for each side's official travel agencies 
to open offices, followed by a subsequent agreement for ARATS and 
SEF offices. 
 
5. (SBU) Xiamen TAO's Wu also confirmed that ARATS Chairman Chen 
Yunlin is tentatively planning a Taiwan visit in October 2008, 
although the Mainland's official participant list had not yet been 
decided.  Wu said there was no status or title problem for ARATS-SEF 
cross-Strait visits of this type, and Ma Ying-jeou had even 
indicated openness to a meeting with Chen Yunlin.  However, Wu said 
it remains unlikely that Taiwan Vice President Vincent Siew would be 
able to visit the Mainland soon because of Taiwan's restrictions on 
the level of official representation of this sort.  In addition, he 
asserted that Beijing could not host Siew without first reaching a 
peace agreement. 
 
DPP Seen as Down, But Not Out 
----------------------------- 
 
 
GUANGZHOU 00000408  002 OF 002 
 
 
6. (SBU) The DPP's ability to garner millions of DPP votes in the 
general election makes it impossible to ignore the party as an 
important political force in Taiwan, according to Fuzhou TAO's Guo. 
He argued that the party's future success primarily depends on its 
ability to follow the "tide of the times" and attract the support of 
the Taiwan public with policies that people need and want.  However, 
Guo believes this will be a difficult and painful process for the 
DPP as the party struggles to unify discordant internal factions and 
introduce a new group of leaders who do not currently garner much 
influence beyond Taipei.  The DPP's "fundamentalist faction" remains 
quite strong, in Guo's opinion, which makes consolidation and broad 
political success unlikely in the near-term.  In response to a 
question, He chose not to say anything about Tsai Ing-wen's 
political savvy and ability to reinvigorate the DPP. 
 
Hong Kong Economy Unaffected By Cross-Strait Flights 
--------------------------------------------- ------- 
 
7. (SBU) Xiamen University's Li said the economic impact on Hong 
Kong from "direct" chartered flights would not be significant.  He 
believes the revenue generated by Taiwan's transit passengers is 
limited, and Beijing could easily compensate Hong Kong for losses by 
opening individual SAR travel to residents of additional Mainland 
provinces.  On the other hand, Li also suggested that Hong Kong 
might benefit in its role as a financial center from expanded 
cross-Strait exchanges, especially for services like currency 
clearing. 
 
GOLDBERG