One China: New Trade btwn Mainland and Taiwan

All players in the China-Taiwan issue should welcome recent news from the Chinese Commerce Minister. Commerce Minister Chen Deming announced that China would be taking new efforts to strengthen trade between the mainland and Taiwan (as well as Hong Kong and Macao).

The reason for excitement is based on simple trend observed in geopolitics, the closer two countries or groups of peoples are economically; the more responsibly the two will handle their relations. As China and Taiwan become stronger trading partners, it seems plausible that they will be less likely to alter the status quo out of fear of disrupting important lines of trade.