How many Chinas are there? This seemingly simple question is at the base of negotiations for direct links across the Taiwan Strait. It might only be just over an hour from Taipei to Shanghai by plane, but it’s a lot longer journey if you go via the politicians who rule cross-strait affairs.The momentum to opening up the “three links” – direct postal, air and shipping links between Taiwan and mainland China – is seemingly irresistible. Recently, prominent Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker John Chang, sup…
