本文肯定蔡英文總統2016年向原住民道歉，惟其部分講詞所透露的我國主流認知，未必符合史實，並且有失兼具墾殖、殖民與被殖民之漢人的立場。作者據此探討並主張，產生這個主流認知的重要原因之一，可能是兩岸尚未確認彼此的政治關係，致使無意與對岸政治談判的我國，誤認扭曲歷史可以強化國人對大陸的拒斥。北京提出「一國兩制」要統一兩岸，並且從來不肯排除武統，我國不從，僅願維持「維持現狀」。不過，現狀不利兩岸，對於台灣，更是有害；值此大陸國力增強，以及美國有其「善意」與全球/區域戰略考量，現狀會有成為溫床的風險，醞釀戰爭。排除兵災威脅，邁進永久和平，必須先行理解美國的擴張神話何以演變成為今日的新冷戰，也得剖析中國大陸政治經濟力量的增強，對於世界包括我國的意義，然後提出因應對策。我國必須主動，堅定意志並且提出共好兩岸的遠近目標，近是建言雙方都能接受的政治關係模式，遠則呼籲彼此不忘初心而回歸各自憲法；繼之，就是要求北京回應台北的提案。

This essay applauds President Tsai’s apology to indigenous peoples in 2016, but finds that part of her statement reveals Taiwan’s prevailing understanding of history has not been faithful to facts. In addition, as settlers, colonizers and the colonized, and as the majority of population in Taiwan, Han Chinese’ perspective has not been duly articulated. The author explores and contends that this historical misrecognition may have risen out of the situation that political relations between ROC and PROC has not been negotiated. Beijing insists on reunifying Taiwan under her ‘one-country-two-systems’, to which most Taiwanese cannot agree. While it is accepted by most Taiwanese, ‘the status quo’ is neither desirable nor sustainable. As the Mainland’s economic power has been growing to match or surpass that of the US, coupled with America’s ‘good-will’ or her global/regional strategic deployments, the status-quo runs the risk of becoming an incubator brewing a war. Ridding of this war threat and building towards a lasting peace across the Strait, two essential tasks will have to be completed. Firstly, what does it mean to the world (Taiwan included) as China is becoming economically and militarily the most powerful country next to the US. And secondly, why the US as the ever-expanding country creates and plunges herself into a new cold war situation. Taiwan needs to assess and subsequently learn from these implications and act accordingly. It is proposed that Taiwan has to prepare for a political negotiation with Beijing, aiming at reaching a political settlement that is appealing to both sides, then in due course both ROC and PROC should rejuvenate promises made in their respective Constitutions.