Since 1949, China has been temporarily divided, and each side of the Taiwan Straits is administered by a separate political entity. Both sides of the Taiwan Straits agree that there is only one China. This is an objective reality that no proposal for China's unification can overlook. However, the two sides of the Straits have different opinions as to the meaning of "one China." To mainland China, "one China" means "the People's Republic of China (PRC), " with Taiwan to become a "Special Administrative Region" after unification.Tawain, on the other hand, considers "one China" to mean the Republic of China (ROC), founded in1911 and with dejure sovereignty over all of China. The ROC, however, currently has jurisdiction only over Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. Taiwan is part of China, and the Chinese mainland is part of China as well.

In Feberary 1991, the government of the Republic of China, resolutely seeking to establish consensus and start the process of unification, adopted the "Guidelines for National Unification". This was done to enhance the progress and well-being of the people, and the prosperity of the nation. The ROC government sincerely hopes that the mainland authorities will adopt a pragmatic attitude, set aside prejudices, and cooperate in contributing its wisdom and energies toward the building of a free,
democratic and prosperous China.
 

The Task

You are part of a  task force selected by the Republic of China's (Tawain)  to travel to the mainland China to gather information. President Lee Tung-hui wants to begin negotiations with the People's Republic of China for an eventual re-unification. However, the mainland China must show that the are working towards the goals set forth in the unification policy before talks can go further. The rights and freedoms of the people guaranteed in the constitution must also be protected.

1) Each Student should take on one role on the task force; experts in a particular area, mind you (See Roles)
2) Your first job will be to investigate and report on various aspects of the country. Explicit directions for each role are given in the envelopes below.
3) After compiling a report, each task force leader will evaluate their information using  guidelines set forth in the Republic of China's Guidelines for National Unification .
4) As a task force, the group will compile the information into one persuasive proposal. The task force will then present the information (using  a Power Point or Hyperstudio presentation) to advise President Lee how to proceed with unification efforts.

The Roles
 

Politician	Business Leader	Environmentalist
Human Rights Activist	Religious Leader	Military Officer

The Presentation

As a Task Force your job now is to present you findings to President Lee to advise him how the Republic of China should proceed with re-unification.

• Presentation must be done on Power Point or Hyper Studio.
• A summary of each report must appear on the presentation and be explained by the expert.
• A final analysis as to the course of action must be explaied.

Evaluation

Students will receive grades for the individual work (Investigative Report) and the group work (Presentation and Final Analysis) based on the grading rubric

Conclusion