Has Taiwan given up on the succession ideas? What will America's role be in such a case?

Answer 1

Has Taiwan given up on the succession ideas?

Not succession! It's Chinese Unification. Or Taiwan independent. (Due to the official name: Republic of China)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_unification

Throughout much of the last decade, polls consistently suggest that 70% to 80% of all Taiwanese support maintaining the status quo; although the definition of the status quo is an area of intense debate. Immediate reunification is currently a distant notion in Taiwan supported by only about 10% of Taiwanese residents and endorsed by none of the major political parties. The People First Party officially advocates that Taiwan should maintain the status quo. The Kuomintang has been consistently defending the sovereignty of Republic of China. They often claim that there is one China, that is the Republic of China. Although those two parties and the New Party have often been viewed as supporters of Chinese reunification, in most cases they are so in a traditional sense only. Their main difference with the pan-green coalition is that they believe Taiwan should identify itself culturally with China, and opposes what it views as a switching of national identities. This makes them more sympathetic to the concept of reunification in the future. "One Country, Two Systems" has support only among 6-7% of Taiwanese. The main argument for this is the belief that Taiwan, a small island, ultimately cannot compete with the mainland, and hence will benefit the most by reunifying as early as possible.

Polls in Taiwan have been criticized as being biased and inaccurate, as well as being influenced by threats from the PRC. After the October 10, 2004 speech by President Chen, polls showed as little as 5% support for reunification, with 60% support for maintaining the status quo and 65% opposition to the founding of a Republic of Taiwan in 2008 (the projected date for completion of the 2006 constitutional reforms proposed by President Chen in his speech). An independent opinion poll conducted by United Daily News shortly after in November 2004 indicated that the support for the status quo was 36%, 21% are in favor of immediate independence, only 6% supported the idea of rapid reunification with China.

(The latest poll still shows the same. Majority of the people want status quote or independence.)
http://www.taiwansecurity.org/TT/2006/TT-141206.htm

What will America's role be in such a case?

Well! US=Captalist Nation= Trade

Short-Term stablize the Far East situation by having status quote:

A. No provocative language such as independent from Taiwan.

B. No Chinese unification through mean of military force from China.

Long-Term

Reduce the possibilities of Chinese Unification:

A. Stablize Middle East Situation

B. Re-establish military presence in the Far East.

C. Continue status quote policy between China and Taiwan.

WHY???

If Republican still in controll:

We still need to sale more F-16A and various other military material Taiwan (that will maintain status quote- yea right). We need to jack up the price. Someone need to pay the bill.

Further the ideology of Anti-Communism (I think now the Chinese are more Republican than the Republican- Capitalistic economy with Fundamental Communism NO ONE OWNS LAND- City of Irvine,CA is the same. But many Republicans live there.)

If Democrates in controll:

We will play Taiwan card and Labor Union card. Increase the sale of military or encourage pro-democracy movement within China and then threaten China to open up market for us. So they can buy our mad cow beef and Growth hormones & E.coli chicken. That will create more job for the farmers etc. Of course the cards can be interchangable as well. (Remember China is made up of different people. Pro-democracy may lead to seperate nations within China. And Chinese Unification policy is important to keep China as one country.)

Anyway, these methods will lead to more jobs and more votes.

Answer 2

More and more people in Taiwan are now supporting the agenda of Taiwan becoming recognized as an "overseas territory of the United States of America."

The world community is not ready for Taiwan independence, and the Taiwanese people are not ready for unification with the Mainland PRC.

Hence, being recognized as an "overseas territory of the United States of America" is an excellent third alternative.

In fact, there is a very coherent (but little known) "argument" under US constitutional law, and under international law, that Taiwan meets all of the criteria for recognition as an overseas territory of the USA, and that the native Taiwanese people should be holding US passports.

Significantly, a group of Taiwanese people have filed suit in federal court in Washington D.C. about this, and the lawsuit is now working its way through the US legal system.

Answer 3

They haven't but some others in the world have.