Part of a history of humiliation which remains Unfinished Business good evening. Im fareed zakaria. Welcome to a special hour on taiwan the National Palace museum holds much of chinas most precious works of Arc Treasures from the Song Dynasty Vases from the ming dynasty 8,000 years of priceless history its chinas metropolitan museum of art. Its louvre but it is not in beijing it isnt taipei, the capital of taiwan race for territory began in 1949. There has to be no compromise at the end of a brutal civil war chinas leader, Chiang Kaishek, shipped those treasures to taiwan. The communist or in the young phi valley to keep them from im his rival. Mao zedong they carried those treasures with them because as the guardians of the chinese civilization, they felt that they had to also be the guardians of those objects. Year after year. The civil war goes on, chang and his nationalist party had been fighting mao and the communist as party since the 1920s in one of the bloodiest civil wars the world had seen. They have passed the Point Of No Return does he say the communist each side blames the other over 2 million soldiers were killed or wounded. With roughly 5 million civilians dead and Chiang Kaishek was about to lose this was a war between two parties fighting for soul of china. Ultimately, the communists won by red china. That is played powerful and ruthless communist coequal well, im soviet russian chairman mao declared the dawn of the peoples Republic Of China. The nationalist government flee to the independent island of promotion chang and his halfamillion troops escaped to taiwan. But claim their defeat was only a temporary setback liberate the homeland in the call to arms ciao, harbored this fantasy of recovery. The mainland Chiang Kaishek set up an entire government in exile with leaders for all of Mainland Chinas provinces. This was a pipe dream recovering the mainland. So pipe dream the regime mobilized the whole island to fulfill that pipe dream of retaking the mainland even though most of taiwans population was not even from their high pay, the taiwanese capital is the government feet of nationalist china taiwan had its own history and people a mix of Ethnic Chinese aborigines and other groups. Taiwans early as he is a series of wars john invasion. It had been occupied by japan since the late 1800s at The End Of World War Ii the nationalists took over imposing their own personal dictatorship and they brought their autocratic ways from the mainland. Theres no opposition party. Freedom is limited and Misty International accuses the government for amount of torturing political prisoner Tens Of Thousands were murdered by the regime can get shakes ruled became known as the white terror the rationale was that essentially taiwan was under siege, under siege from the forces of communism in fact, chairman mao was attacking Taiwanese Islands near the mainland throughout the 1950s for both sides. The civil war had never really ended they each are trying to indicate to the other this isnt over red china and warned been a president that he will not hesitate to commit American Armed portland maos attacks got americas attention. The addition of Nike Hercules Missile batteries on for moshe and newly led to the unthinkable the us responded by threatening to strike chinas coastal cities with new club weapons. One of the wars most historic meeting with americas relationship with taiwan had been complicated. I mean, can you buy food . Long live, the revolutionaries during the national china, it had bankrolled Chiang Kaishek in the civil war. Then turned its back on him after he lost and plan to abandon him. If mao invaded what in june of 1950 . We are fighting in korea or our own National Security and survival communist north korea invaded south korea and neighboring taiwan became a crucial cold war player the tune in washington, change to 180 degrees thats the most powerful nation, nevada, we have to assume responsibilities president harry truman sent the navy into the Taiwan Strait mr. Eisenhower, praise for most of all, keeping alive the cause of liberty and america back taiwan as the only legitimate Government Of China john kaishek those killed song, a major debt of gratitude for saving his regime because mao was about to send 1 million troops across the Taiwan Strait to finish his regime, jiang and Madame Chiang were pictured as the aging kennedys of a camelot the us now, ben, did Chiang Kaishek. Welcome to three china as a defender of freedom the dream of liberty. But by the 1970s times were changing america was losing a War In Vietnam and president Richard Nixon needed a new cold war strategy the greatest threat to United States was not china. It was the soviet union china could be an important supplement to the american deterrent against soviet adventurism in europe, as well as asia and worldwide nixon sent Henry Kissinger on a secret visit to Beijing East Meets West as a handshake bridges 22 years of hostility. The following year, he met with mao. We do not want laws to ideology or philosophy between peoples opening the door for a whole new relationship with Mainland China. Our two peoples tonight all of the future of the world in our hands meanwhile, at the United Nations maos china was invited in or sign guy sets taiwan hope has confirmed the was forced out you say final, leaving okay no, no. No question. Yeah. Want any question . On a few years later america recognized beijing as the real china. This will serve the interest of both our nations cutting off diplomatic relations with taiwan to the health the Republic Of China people in taiwan are freaking out this would leave taiwan in a globally highly isolated position. Taiwan had reached a dangerous low point whats more . Triangle check . Its longtime leader had died can son changjin war . Took over and pursued a bold new strategy to move taiwan towards democracy in order to save it he knew that the future of taiwan, would depend on support of the us. But how do you build up american support . You have to be really democratic john filled key Government Posts with native taiwanese massive pro democracy protests, which can further and helped spawn the Democratic Progressive Party taiwans First Big Political Opposition Martial Law was declared officially at an end in 1987. Chang lifted the Aisle Killens decades long state of martial law. John oversaw a Major Political liberalization inside taiwan. The following year yeah taiwans gorbachev passed away and his vice leading way, a native of taiwan, took the helm he regarded himself as someone standing up for the islands interests. And this was a real earthquake in terms of the domestic politics of the island of taiwan your mouth grossi under president lee arrive fast and furiously old unelected legislators from the mainland were forced out the first full elections for Parliament Brought new blood in we used to joke about how you have to go to taiwan every year because something is happening for the first time in every election candidates are out in force. Voters in taiwan you go to the polls as they directly elect their president for the first time. Taiwans first free president ial election was held in 1996. This election represents an historic Turning Points. The combination of nine years of reforms lead dung way, known as mr. Democracy, one decisively for the first time in chinas 4,000 year history. This is a major step as forming an authoritarian state for the worlds first genuinely democratic chinese society. A Chinese People had freely chosen its leader, wayne, im doing the impact of what happened will be Shaping Asia For the next 50 years back in beijing, the leadership here cannot allow any attempts to divide china. There was shock and rage. You warnings by chinas military, military exercises weeks earlier, china had launched missiles that landed close to taiwan. They jing insist democracy is not a suitable form of government. And rehearsed for an Amphibious Assault missile firings into the sea. Just to show their ire and their anger not only had the socalled renegade province gone, democratic, beijing acknowledges deep opposition to independence there was talk bulk of independence during the campaign these struck a defiant declaring that he would never give in to chinese pressure. A Nightmare Scenario through for the party of mouth taiwans troops remain on high alert taiwan were to consider proclaiming independence it would be literally explosive that is the one thing the mainland has said would provoke an attack coming up by one mainland for represents a stunning change. How a reunion between two bitter enemies suit possible. Once upon a time were. Building a better Postal Service. All parts working in sync to move your business. Bulwark for more value, more liability, and more ontime deliveries. The United StatesPostal Service built for how you business. I name is brian. How fire up. And because of tiktok, i have the power to educate people and hopefully save lives. When my son brian died and drunk driving accident, i put out a video about it and to try to stop that young people from drinking and driving. No other family has to go through what we did. Tick tock has the power to change society now i think thats where the power of tiktok lies. Disabling person. 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And the future president of taiwan. Chunking guo what classmates and Close Friends in college they studied, together in the 1920s and lived in the same university dormitory. Two men got from the same cloth like many of their fellow communist and rival nationalists. There has to be no compromise whats more . These warring factions shared the same dream to reunify their homeland for china. What a difference, a word me, and that homeland was china like bitter Sibling Rivals. The two sides hated each other. Highest level talks between Communist China and its longtime nationalist adversary in 43 years. But there was always the hope that they would remain family this is the story of a family rift that seemed to be mending but became permanent much to the shock of beijing for decades, chinas Founding Revolutionary Mao Zedong had been threatening to liberate taiwan by force but all of that changed with maos successor, Deng Xiaoping deng pursued a kinder, gentler approach to the world including taiwan he made it an offer. He thought it couldnt refuse. If the island returned to the motherland it would be allowed to essentially run itself keeping its own political system, its economy and even its military his offer slogan was one country, two systems dungs old classmate challenging, whoa turned him down but quietly Trying Abandon his father. Shanghai shakes old pipe dream of taking back the mainland the Prime Minister visit to china in september 1982, provided the opportunity to open discussion done, then offered one country, two systems to the british colony of hong kong in the 1980s hoping it would eventually become an Lawyering Example for taiwan hong kong was supposed to be the test case to prove that the prc could be trusted to actually tolerate another system then suddenly a bizarre breakthrough when a taiwanese pilot hijacked a plane and defected to china the two sides were forced to end their silence for the First Time Since the Chinese Civil War leading to a surprising Rapprochement Thousands of time taiwan residents are returning to their families in hometowns here, families that had been separated for decades. Were now allowed to visit each other. Trade once trickle rose into the billions a National Unification counsel in taiwan explored a roadmap for a reunion and a historic summit in singapore was held to much fanfare there were a lot of people who are trying to come up with something should it be a commonwealth or for a confederation, or what about Something Like the eu but taiwan was undergoing a massive Sea Change Democracy was flourishing. President lees swept to victory with almost 54 of the vote and the taiwanese people were asserting their own unique identity. The question really became, why are we still worrying about china weve been separated since 1949. Why cant we just get a divorce beijing was shocked and appalled by this metamorphoses i dont think the Chinese Communist party and its leadership have ever understood the reality on the ground in taiwan whats more the bro Unification Nationalists lost power in 2000 to them more antimainland Democratic Progressive Party, a major democratic Turning Point in taiwan and though the nationalists regained power in 2008 and signed a flurry of trade deals with china they were met with massive protests known as the Sunflower Movement student since occupied Parliament Polls have just closed in taiwan soon. Taiwans more antibeijing party, the dpp bibi was back in power really very clear victory for saying one meanwhile, a new leader in the mold of mao was far less tolerant of bold assertions from its Sibling Rival xi jinping his Signature Initiative was chinas great rejuvenation restoring its historic status as a great power until taiwan is brought back into the fold, that Region Juvan Nation will not be seen as complete in hong kong she effectively eradicated one country, two systems bringing a freedom loving city to its knees taiwanese were riveted by what was happening in hong kong the message to taiwan was clear you could be next what happened to the golden boy of new jersey, governor jim aggrieved. I engaged in an adult consensual affair with another man. It was shocking was it an instant attraction . Yeah. Greed, these top fundraiser under investigation, he put a lover want to stay payroll. The reasons you immigrating resigned is a lot more complicated. 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