Chao said that overdependence on the U.S. to end the current standstill in cross-strait relations would be limiting for Taiwan. Chao, however, added that the Tsai administration needed to work out its issues with Beijing, including the controversial "One China" principle. According to experts, Beijing has chosen not to notice the Tsai administration's goodwill gestures. According to Tung Lee-wen, a consultant at Taiwan Thinktank, Beijing had not acknowledged statements from Foreign Minister David Lee and Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Katharine Chang denying that cross-strait relations were foreign relations. Tung said that if cross-strait relations continued to deteriorate, Taiwan must find a way to strengthen its ties with the U.S."This is what the situation dictates and not actually what Taiwan wishes to see, which is equal weight on both cross-strait and U.S. ties," Tung said.

Source: The China Post April 28, 2017 08:37 UTC