In Taiwan this spring, the “Sunflower” student-led occupation of the Legislative Yuan, continuing interparty stalemate over the cross-Strait trade in services agreement and Legislative Yuan supervision of cross-Strait negotiations, revision of the referendum law, and the fate of the 4th Nuclear Power Plant sparked bitter political conflict. At the same time, both major parties have begun the process of choosing new leaders. All of those developments are sure to have an impact not only on domestic politics but also on cross-Strait relations. On the PRC side, Xi Jinping’s policy toward Taiwan continued to attract attention, with the unification-related messaging of late 2013 giving way to a more pragmatic approach.
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Sunshine Heats Up Taiwan Politics
