Beijing, 11 August 2022 (TDI): China has published a white paper entitled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era”. The white paper reiterated that Taiwan is part of China.
It demonstrated the resolve of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Chinese people, and their commitment to national reunification. It also emphasized the position and policies of the CPC and the Chinese government in the new era.
Today🇨🇳China published a White Paper entitled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era”. Take a look at the full text below👇
Full Text: The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era https://t.co/d2WbfFkGco
— Lei Kezhong (@AmbassadorLei) August 10, 2022
The latest white paper is part of the comprehensive effort made by the Chinese mainland to further promote or even speed up the reunification process. It came following the unprecedented military drills conducted by the PLA that encircled the island of Taiwan.
Content of the Paper
The white paper included new content based on the situation of the new era, including specific warnings to the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that currently rules the island.
The paper further mentioned that such secessionist actions are obstacles that “must be removed”. It also highlighted the US’ dangerous role in interrupting China’s reunification process.
The document provides more explicit guidelines for the post-reunification governance over the island. For the first time, the white paper mentioned the DPP.
It mentioned that the actions of the DPP authorities have resulted in tension in cross-Straits relations. It is endangering peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, undermining the prospects, and restricting the space for peaceful reunification.
Promoting Reunification
The most important part of the paper is the inclusion of two parts. The first one is the resolute efforts of the CPC to realize China’s complete reunification and the second one is ways to promote reunification in the new era.
It also stressed that peaceful reunification and “one country, two systems” are China’s basic principles for resolving the Taiwan question.
It says the differences in social systems in mainland and Taiwan are “neither an obstacle to reunification nor a justification for secessionism.”
Post-Reunification Agenda
The white paper also sets the guideline for the post-reunification governance of the island. It also covered what influence China’s reunification will bring to the international community.
This showed China’s sincerity and efforts to win support and understanding from the international community and to actively shape a friendly external environment to serve its goal of reunification.
