the black China hand

Beijing officials have been wooing the Nationalists for years, even serving as hosts to visits to the mainland over the past three years by those party leaders who are especially eager for eventual political reunification with the mainland.

Whoa! The Nationalist and the Communists fought a bitter civil war for supremacy over China and now they’re back-slapping buddies. What a difference 50 or so years make.

Taiwan Elects a Leader Who Seeks Closer China Ties