The Research on the Practicality of the Cross-Strait “Confidence-Building Measures” From the View of the Essence of Military Force
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Ho, Chi-Sheng
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The Research on the Practicality of the Cross-Strait “Confidence-Building Measures”
From the View of the Essence of Military Force
by
CHI-SHENG HO
August 2010
ADVISOR：CHYUAN-JENQ SHIAU, Ph.D.
DEPARTMENT: POLITICAL SCIENCE
MAJOR：GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DEGREE: MASTER OF ARTS
KEY WORD: confidence-building measures, military mutual trust, cross-strait relation, peaceful rise, military force, One-China principle, 92 consensus.
During Cold War era, U.S. and Soviet were in a confrontational mode. At that time, the aims of confidence-building measures is to reduce misjudgments, misunderstandings and unexpected evens between NATO and Warsaw Pact states ,thus to avoid further escalation of the situation to full-scale war . "Confidence-building measures" on the premise that the parties have good intentions, willing to give up some of the positions and interests to achieve the establishment of mutual trust between each other. But confidence-building measures without binding force. Based only on the establishment of self-restraint and cooperation, depending on the sincerity of the parties .Thus, it is only operational in peaceful and stable state.
Under the global architecture of international community today. Traditional security focus of international affairs has been changed to the economy ones. The importance of military agenda in the international political issues have been falling behind. Despite initial doubts and fears that confidence-building measures is the system with which western countries protect their vested interests, China has found that confidence-building mechanism is useful instrument to achieve its object of "peaceful rise / peaceful development" and consistent with the concept of its new security concept. It began to promote the bilateral or unilateral confidence-building measures with Asia-Pacific and neighboring countries, thus added positive international image.
After the 1996 missile crisis, Republic of China deem the confidence-building measures the mechanism to eliminate the potential risk of cross-strait military tension and began to study the possibility of initiating cross-strait confidence building measures. Ex-president Lee Teng-hui government had included the negotiation of cross-strait confidence-building measures into the framework of the Guidelines for National Unification. Lee Teng-hui government deemed the confidence-building measures as a subject of cross-strait negotiation. Ex-Chen Shui-bian government then had put forward "Code of cross-strait Conduct ". It’s position tends to treat two sides of Taiwan strait as equal political entities.The principle of cross-strait policy of incumbent Ma Ying-jeou government is to shelve disputes, seeking practical negotiations. Confidence-building measures is one of various practical negotiation items.
From China''s point of view, cross-strait confidence-building measures system is negotiable only under the "one China" principle, which will put negotiation under "domestic affairs" framework. In addition, both sides should sign "end of hostilities," the terms can be added on cross-strait confidence building measures. In other words, cross-strait confidence building measures must be conducted within the framework of political consultations.
In view of the complicated relationship of US-China-Taiwan. Confidence building measures, which are based on sovereignty states , when applied to the special situations of both sides, the difficulties are hard to overcome. The military force is not only the instrument of protecting national sovereignty, but also symbol of national sovereignty, are highly political . It can not, such as economic and cultural issues generally, be able to avoid the dispute over sovereignty in the conduct of practice consultations. When it comes to formal contact of cross-strait military affairs. It symbolizes the two sides have recognized each other as sovereign political entities with administrative power. In other words, only when the fundamental difference about "sovereignty" be resolved, then negotiation is possible. Only two sides reached consensus on cross-strait status quo , it is possible to discuss confidence building measur
Subjects
CHI-SHENG HO
Military Force
Confidence
SDGs
Type
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