政治名詞 zhèng zhì míng cí - political term

九二共識 jiǔ èr gòng shì - the 1992 Consensus (a political understanding about “one China” between Taiwan and mainland China)

兩岸關係 liǎng àn guān xì - cross-strait relations (relations between Taiwan and mainland China)

爭議 zhēng yì - controversy; dispute

簽署 qiān shǔ - to sign (a treaty or agreement)

條約 tiáo yuē - treaty

解釋 jiě shì - explanation; interpretation

破冰 pò bīng - to break the ice; to begin improving relations

第二次世界大戰 Dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn - World War II

內戰 nèi zhàn - civil war

中華民國政府 Zhōng huá mín guó zhèng fǔ - the government of the Republic of China (ROC)

打了個敗仗 dǎ le ge bài zhàng - to lose a battle; suffer a defeat

通信 tōng xìn - to correspond; communication by mail

通話 tōng huà - to talk by phone; telephone communication

互不往來 hù bù wǎng lái - to have no contact with each other

初期 chū qí - early stage; initial period

海基會 Hǎi jī huì - Straits Exchange Foundation (Taiwan organization handling cross-strait affairs)

海協會 Hǎi xié huì - Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (mainland China organization)

事務性 shì wù xìng - administrative; practical/operational matters

協商 xié shāng - negotiation; consultation

文書 wén shū - documents; paperwork

犯罪 fàn zuì - crime; criminal activity

香港會談 Xiāng gǎng huì tán - the Hong Kong talks (1992 cross-strait meeting)

達成 dá chéng - to reach; to achieve (an agreement)

口頭表述 kǒu tóu biǎo shù - oral statement; verbal expression

默契 mò qì - tacit understanding

協議 xié yì - agreement

國民黨 Guó mín dǎng - Kuomintang 

解讀 jiě dú - interpretation; reading (of a policy or statement)

一中各表 yì zhōng gè biǎo - “one China, different interpretations”

一個中國的原則 (一中原則) yí ge zhōng guó de yuán zé (yì zhōng yuán zé) - the “One China” principle

含意 hán yì - meaning; implication

中華人民共和國 Zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó - the People’s Republic of China (PRC)

共產黨 gòng chǎn dǎng - Communist Party

海峽兩岸 hǎi xiá liǎng àn - both sides of the Taiwan Strait

同屬一個中國 tóng shǔ yí ge zhōng guó - belong to the same China

統一 tǒng yī - unification

國際場合 guó jì chǎng hé - international occasions; international settings

兩岸交流 liǎng àn jiāo liú - cross-strait exchanges

政治基礎 zhèng zhì jī chǔ - political foundation

定海神針 dìng hǎi shén zhēn - stabilizing pillar; something that keeps a situation stable

維持現狀 wéi chí xiàn zhuàng - to maintain the status quo

開啟對話 kāi qǐ duì huà - to start dialogue

復旦大學 Fù dàn dà xué - Fudan University

經貿往來 jīng mào wǎng lái - economic and trade exchanges

民進黨 mín jìn dǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

一國兩制 yì guó liǎng zhì - “one country, two systems”

過時 guò shí - outdated; obsolete

損害 sǔn hài - to damage; to harm

主權地位 zhǔ quán dì wèi - sovereign status

提及 tí jí - to mention; to refer to

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