The Peace and Stability inside the Island: The challenges

■ President vs. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP):
　 President-elect Chen moves to appease Beijing, he may provoke a strong backlash 　
　 from his core group of supporters in the pro-independence Democratic Progressive
　 Party (DPP).
■ President vs. military:
　 Chen has to calm Taiwan's Chinese-born military brass and keep a lid on growing
　 ethnic tension.
■ President vs. Soong:
　 There's the looming struggle with Soong who formed a potentially powerful
　 new political party.
■ President vs. the Legislative Yuan:
　 The president must face a total breakdown in cooperation in the legislature.
■ President vs. vice President:

People feel very uncertain and scared about the future of the Island.

Outside the Island:

■ One China Principle vs. DPP's Independence plateform:
　 The People's Liberation Army could have invaded Taiwan, as it promised to do
　 if Chen were elected. Now Beijing is just monitoring his every move. Chen has
　 tried to be conciliatory: he offered to make a peace trip to Beijing (rejected),
　 invited top Chinese leaders to Taipei (rejected), and supported the opening of
　 trade and communication links between Taiwan's frontline islands and the
　 mainland (accepted).
■ Jiang is on the seat:
　 In China, how does Jiang cool the military hard-liners and nationalistic youth
　 fervor, how to keep the peace inside the China.
■ U.S.A. vs. China vs. Taiwan:
　 Sino-U.S. relations and Taiwan-U.S. relations.

卓玉聰教授 Prof. Yu-Tzuon Chuo
— 台北榮總圖書館館長
— 淡江大學教授