國際關注中國與馬政府將開啟政治對話！
王郁琦訪中，國際媒體紛紛關注台灣與中國是否即將開啟政治對話，主流媒體 幾乎每則報導都有提中方要和馬政府談政治！（discussion, dialogue, talks…）
其中，多數認為馬政府會利用剩餘任期，與中國建立制度性的機制，以規範後續的領導人。
以下是一些摘要：
華爾街日報報導
2/11 Taiwan, China Talks End Cordially, Leave Door Open
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140211-707578.html
第一段 TAIPEI--Relations between China and Taiwan took a step forward, after the first high-level formal government meeting between the two sides ended in a cordial tone, potentially opening the door to the political dialogue for which Beijing has been pushing.兩岸關係更進一步, 雙方首度官方高層會談氣氛融洽, 可能打開北京希望的政治對話大門。
文中兩度提及中方希望能在經濟事務以外討論政治議題, 也重提去年習近平對蕭萬長說”兩岸政治分歧，不能一代一代傳下去”。
2/11 美聯社
China, Taiwan hold historic talks in Nanjing
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-02-11/china-taiwan-hold-historic-talks-in-nanjing
倒數兩段
There have been indications China is eager for movement on the political front in addition to the growing economic ties, with Chinese President Xi Jinping telling a Taiwanese envoy at an international gathering in Indonesia last year that the issues should not be handed down from generation to generation. 同樣引述習近平的話, 中方希望能由經濟事務進展到討論政治。
Beijing is keen to consolidate the gains while Ma is still in power. With national elections approaching in 2016, he has become increasingly unpopular and opposition to unification has been hardening despite the economic ties. About 80 percent support the status quo of de-facto independence and just a sliver back unification outright.
隨著2016年大選逼進, 馬日益不受歡迎, 雖然經濟連結緊密, 但反統勢力日漸強化。8成台灣人要現狀的實質獨立, 明確要統一的人少之又少。北京熱切於要趁馬還在任時，強固既得的進展。
亞洲富比士專欄
2/12 Taiwan, China: Consulates Today, Reunification On The Way?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2014/02/12/taiwan-china-consulates-today-reunification-tomorrow/
習近平去年就表示要加緊敏感政治議題的討論, 最終走向統一。台灣的馬英九希望在卸任前在歷史留名, 但受限於低支持度, 抗拒中方要在他任內政治對談的壓力, 而把後世名聲寄望於擴大經濟交流。中方也尊重胡錦濤以貿易投資為先、耐心步向統一的做法, 且北京著眼於希望後馬時代台灣領導人會是可對話者而非凍結和中對談轉而走向獨立, 因此中國可能會尊重馬對進行重大政治對談的遲疑。
基督教箴言報
2/12 Taiwan is holding historic talks with China. Why are the Taiwanese indifferent?
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/2014/0212/Taiwan-is-holding-historic-talks-with-China.-Why-are-the-Taiwanese-indifferent
也提中方希望要談政治。本文重點放在大部分台灣人對王張會冷漠, 馬支持度不高, 顧及民意, 抗拒中國進行政治談判的壓力。
The Diplomat期刊
2/13 The Taiwan-China Meeting: Not as Important as You Think
http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/the-taiwan-china-meeting-not-as-important-as-you-think/
However, at this point in his second and final term, Ma is relatively free from concerns about public opinion. With approval ratings hovering around 10 percent, he is less heedful of public opinion than colleagues in his party who will face future elections. This is one reason why the legislature took the extraordinary step of placing restrictions on the MAC mission.
(這一篇和上兩篇相比, 提出一個比較另類的論點。)本文也指出台灣人沒有授權馬政治對談, 但在第二任, 他較有不顧輿論壓力的自由; 比起還得選舉的國民黨其他人士, 10%的支持度反而讓他更不理會民意。國民黨主導的立法院也是基於這個考量, 對王郁琦設下重重限制。
The legislative resolution is unusual because cross-Strait relations are constitutionally and traditionally the prerogative of the president. That it was issued in the name of his own party is yet another humiliation for President Ma, and an indication of the deep divisions that exist between Ma and his party. The fingerprints of Wang Jin-pyng, the KMT Speaker who Ma tried and failed to purge last fall, are on the resolution, but it is also indicative of the low level of trust that Ma enjoys.而這跨黨派決議不僅少見, 更是對馬的再次羞辱, 顯現馬和國民黨的分歧, 其中看得到王金平的運作, 也是對馬不信任程度的指數。
紐時說馬9%的支持度大幅提升民進黨2016勝選的機會, 引述英國學者說：北京知道馬傾中, 但無法預測下一任總統, 所以可能會利用這兩年的空檔將兩岸接觸機制制度化, 據以約束以後的台灣政治領袖。
2/11 China and Taiwan Hold First Direct Talks Since ’49
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/world/asia/china-and-taiwan-hold-first-official-talks-since-civil-war.html
The remaining two years of Mr. Ma’s second and final term as Taiwan’s president offer a short window for Beijing to try to forge closer ties. His approval rating has dipped as low as 9 percent over the last year amid concerns about Taiwan’s slow rate of economic growth and a series of missteps, including a failed attempt to force out the legislative speaker.
That could hurt future presidential candidates from Mr. Ma’s Kuomintang, or Nationalist Party, and bolster the electoral hopes of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party.
Beijing “knows that Ma is pro-China,” said Jonathan Sullivan, a China specialist at the University of Nottingham. “It doesn’t know what the next president will be like because the election is two years away.”
The Chinese government may want to use the current window “to try and institutionalize some contact mechanisms and lock in future political leaders in Taiwan,” he said.
