ToBeijing, the '92 Consensushasbeenthebasisofcross-straitties.
北京にとっては、92年コンセンサスが両岸関係の基礎となっています。
ButTaiwan's economysufferedfrom a globaleconomicdownturnduringtheKMT's eightyearsinpowerandmanyvotersfelttheclosetieswithBeijingbenefitedbusinessesmorethanordinarypeople.
Butmorethanjust a militaryobligation, TaiwaninrecentyearshasalsobeenseenbytheUSasanimportantpartnertocountermainlandChina's growingassertivenessandinfluenceintheregion.
"As a leadingdemocracyand a technologicalpowerhouse, Taiwanis a keyUSpartnerintheIndo-Pacifi. ThoughtheUnitedStatesdoesnothavediplomaticrelationswithTaiwan, wehave a robustunofficialrelationship."