Abstract
This study examines the security situation in the Taiwan Strait from 2012 to 2014, using media news available on the Internet as the main source of information. Sections 1 and 2 shed light on the situation in Taiwan since Ma Ying-jeou’s ascendancy to power in which various agreements have been signed, such as the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). The sections also discuss the acceleration of exchanges between China and Taiwan, including the dramatic increase in the number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan and the series of visits to Taiwan by Chinese local leaders. Section 3 shows that while China requires a stable international environment to advance its economic growth, it is not compromising on the issues of sovereignty and territory. Section 4 analyzes China-Taiwan relations from the perspective of military security. Section 5 attempts to analyze U.S.-China and U.S.-Taiwan relations. The section notes that the United States and China have maintained military exchanges and dialogues, including the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), while the U.S.-Taiwan relationship is focused around the issue of the U.S. supply of weapons to Taiwan.
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