The People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China has just concluded its military exercises around Taiwan. Yesterday (10), the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China released the first “white paper on the Taiwan issue” since Xi Jinping came to power. They also accused the DPP authorities of insisting on the independence of Taiwan and deceiving the people of Taiwan.
The CCP released the “White Papers on the Taiwan Issue” in both 1993 and 2000. The white paper released yesterday was titled “The Taiwan Issue and China’s Unification in the New Era”. The Epoch Times reported today (11) that “New Era” is a political term associated with Xi Jinping’s personal rule, symbolizing the “Xi era.” The outside world also believes that Xi Jinping will be re-elected at this year’s 20th National Congress to continue his third term.
The 2000 version of the white paper also stated, “As long as Taiwan recognizes one China and does not seek independence, anything can be negotiated”, but this sentence has been deleted in the latest version of the white paper.
In past white papers, the CCP promised that after the realization of “unification,” it “will not send troops or administrative personnel to Taiwan” and designated Taiwan as a “special administrative region” with autonomy. However, in the latest white paper, this commitment has also been deleted, leaving only the willingness to allow Taiwan “one country, two systems” to communicate with all parties in Taiwan on the basis of the one-China principle and the 1992 consensus.
The report mentioned that China had proposed that Taiwan should “return” under the “one country, two systems” model, similar to Hong Kong’s return to China in 1997, where it could enjoy a certain degree of autonomy and partially retain a democratic social and political system. But all of Taiwan’s major political parties have rejected the “one country, two systems” proposal and won’t get any support from Taiwanese public opinion.
In a 2000 white paper, the CCP criticized former President Lee Teng-hui for advocating a “two-state theory.” In the 2022 edition, the CCP also strongly accused the DPP authorities of “adhering to the separatist stance of Taiwan independence, colluding with external forces to seek independence and provocation,” distorting and denying the “1992 Consensus,” promoting “gradual Taiwan independence,” and condoning the “constitutional and legal revisions” of forces eager for independence. Public opinion also claimed that “the DPP deceived the people of Taiwan”, inciting hatred of the mainland, using force to seek independence and rejecting it by force.
The new white paper also states that China “strives for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and efforts”, but the next sentence directly threatens “we do not promise to renounce the use of force” and reserves the option to take all necessary measures.
China launched 11 missiles, and President Tsai Ing-wen said in a videotaped speech that China is strictly required to be rational and self-restraint.Photo: Courtesy of the Presidential Palace
The Epoch Times report also mentioned that a number of Chinese “Wolf Warrior” diplomats were also talking about during the military exercises a few days ago. China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, said in an interview on the 10th that “Taiwan’s future will be determined by China’s 1.4 billion people.”
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called a small group of Taiwanese politicians “Taiwan independence forces” and criticized Chinese President Tsai Ing-wen as “the unworthy descendant of Sun Yat-sen.” “BBC” (BBC) analyzed that Wang Yi wanted to divide the “people” in Taiwan and the “small group of people” who advocated Taiwan’s sovereignty.
Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, also said wildly during the interview that “after reunifying Taiwan, we will re-educate Taiwanese people”, saying that Taiwanese people’s desire for independence is not their true will, but is poisoned by the idea of Taiwan independence. The BBC also pointed out that what Lu Shaye said was completely inconsistent with reality. Taiwan is an open society where people can read, vote and think freely.
Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, said that after reunifying Taiwan, he would “re-educate” Taiwanese. Figure: Retrieved from BFMTV Twitter (file photo)
The Mainland Affairs Council also issued a statement in response to the white paper, alleging that it was a lie of “wishful thinking and disregarding the facts.” It also solemnly stated that Taiwan insists on “non-subordination between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait” and firmly rejects “one country, two systems”, and that only Taiwan’s 23 million people have the right to decide the future of Taiwan. , this is the current situation and facts of the Taiwan Strait.
The MAC also criticized the rough and clumsy political operation of the Beijing authorities, which further highlights its arrogant thinking pattern of vainly trying to invade and destroy the peace of the Taiwan Strait and the region by force, and also confirms the long-term failure and rigidity of the CCP’s limitations in its work on Taiwan.
The People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China has just concluded its military exercise around Taiwan.
The content deleted a number of past promises, including “allowing Taiwan’s autonomy” and “not sending troops”, etc., and also accused the DPP authorities of insisting on the independence of Taiwan and deceiving the Taiwanese people.
The new version of the white paper also states that China “strives for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and efforts”, but the next sentence directly threatens “we do not promise to renounce the use of force”.
In response to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command released a video of “Stand Up, Follow Your Order and Fight”. The picture shows the collective launch of missiles.Figure: Flip from Tencent Video
The People’s Liberation Army announced a 4-day “important military training operation” in 6 sea areas around Taiwan, and netizens successively witnessed the scene of tanks assembling in Xiamen and other places.Picture: Taken from Twitter