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Senator Murphy:
Let me ask for your thoughts on the protests that have erupted in Taiwan with
respect to this new economic agreement with China. There is reports out today
that there is a new piece of legislation that will require that the cabinet
regularly engage with law-makers and the public on future agreements with
China. Initial reports that the protestors are suggesting that's not enough
for them to end their occupation of government buildings. I appreciate an
update on these protests from the state department’s perspective. And maybe
you will take on what this says about the broader disagreement within Taiwan
about the future course of relationships with China.
Russel:
Well, thank you senator. I mean in the first instance what it says is that
Taiwan is a very robust democracy with high tolerance for the expression of
political views. Now, obviously the United States very much hopes that
the students and demonstrators will use that freedom responsibly that they
will behave in a civil and in a peaceful manner and certainly to avoid
violence. But it's a reflection of a very open society in which debate is
not only allowed but encouraged. There are several issues that play.
In the first instance I would say that one issue under contention has to
do with the mechanism and procedure by which the cross-strait agreement
in question, which is an agreement on trade and services has been moved
through the Legislative Yaun, to the Taiwan parliament. That is something of
a procedural issue. There is also undoubtedly a substantive issue that plays
with an mixed views within the Taiwan community as you to elude to, to the
pace and the scope of agreements being reached between Taiwan and the PRC.
As a general manner, we very much welcome and applaud the extraordinary
progress that has occurred in cross-strait relations under the Ma
administration. And I should add that because it takes two to tangle that
on the Beijing side there's real credit due as well. The current foreign
minister Wang Yi is the former head of the Taiwan affairs office.
The current head of Taiwan affairs officer in Beijing is a good friend of the,
of ours, former vice minister Zhang Zhijun. There is an extremely productive
and deep dialogue under way across the strait which recently accommodated
in a visit by the Mainland affairs office minister Wang to China which is
an extraordinary and historical milestone. We don't however take a view on any particular
agreement and we believe strongly that the pace and the scope of movement
in cross-strait discussion must be one that is in accord with the comfort
level and the wishes of the people on both sides on the strait.