China Lures Taiwan Through Trade

Can China and Taiwan become one? What is the endgame for the win-win strategy the two countries are pursuing? These questions came into my mind as I watched China and Taiwan signing the historic Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA).

The agreement is more than just a measure to expand economic cooperation. It will surely be a landmark event in the development of cross-strait relations in the future. What turned the Taiwan Strait from a battle line of confrontation and discord into a waterway of reconciliation and cooperation? In the past, Taiwan and China were hostile to each other politically, militarily and ideologically, as much as South and North Korea. What made them change so suddenly, and why are they rushing to become one economically?