Porcupines are tricky creatures. When they fight, they leave each other bloody. And when they mate, it is no different. The same can be said about China and Taiwan. Landmark financial agreements inked between 
China and Taiwan this week have brought the long-time antagonists one more stride nearer to ending what is now a six decades long conflict. However, deep-rooted political divergences from a rupture that keeps the Cold War alive in East Asia threaten supplementary reconciliation progress in the near future.
Marking the highest-level contact between China and Taiwan's administration in 60 years, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou met in brief with Beijing's most high-ranking herald for Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, this week post latter’s signing of the deal with his Taiwanese counterpart PK Chiang as thousands of demonstrators deafeningly yelled anti-China slogans outside.
China and Taiwan this week have brought the long-time antagonists one more stride nearer to ending what is now a six decades long conflict. However, deep-rooted political divergences from a rupture that keeps the Cold War alive in East Asia threaten supplementary reconciliation progress in the near future.Marking the highest-level contact between China and Taiwan's administration in 60 years, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou met in brief with Beijing's most high-ranking herald for Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, this week post latter’s signing of the deal with his Taiwanese counterpart PK Chiang as thousands of demonstrators deafeningly yelled anti-China slogans outside.
