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Following the meeting between former KMT chair Lien Chen and Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping on Friday, July 13, Chinese leadership and media are making a strong appeal for the peaceful annexation of Taiwan, along with the usual denunciations of “separatist” forces.
On the evening of July 13, the head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Liu Jieyi released a press statement outlining Xi Jinping’s supposed “Four Reasons” why Beijing will succeed in peacefully annexing Taiwan, and why “the vain separatist attempts for 'Taiwan independence' will only lead to a dead end.”
Chinese media is celebrating the secretive address as a source of “great confidence” that the annexation of Taiwan can be accomplished peacefully. Citing Liu Jieyi’s description of the momentous address by Chairman Xi, Xinhua had this to say:
Xi revealed the main and general trend of development of cross-Strait relations, and made clear the direction, path, tasks, and goals for advancing the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and the process toward the peaceful reunification of China
The “Four Reasons” Xi cites for his confidence in cross-strait ties moving forward, as explained by Liu Jieyi, are:
1. Promotion of cross strait-ties is in the general interest of China, and improving relations conforms to trends of the times. It’s in the interests of both sides.
2. No matter the weather, people on both sides of the strait remain united with shared nationality, shared cultural identity and shared emotions.
3. Despite ups and downs, the trend is still to go forward.
4. People in China and Taiwan share a common destiny, and the yearning for closer relations is unanimous, and unstoppable.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3482489
On the evening of July 13, the head of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Liu Jieyi released a press statement outlining Xi Jinping’s supposed “Four Reasons” why Beijing will succeed in peacefully annexing Taiwan, and why “the vain separatist attempts for 'Taiwan independence' will only lead to a dead end.”
Chinese media is celebrating the secretive address as a source of “great confidence” that the annexation of Taiwan can be accomplished peacefully. Citing Liu Jieyi’s description of the momentous address by Chairman Xi, Xinhua had this to say:
Xi revealed the main and general trend of development of cross-Strait relations, and made clear the direction, path, tasks, and goals for advancing the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and the process toward the peaceful reunification of China
The “Four Reasons” Xi cites for his confidence in cross-strait ties moving forward, as explained by Liu Jieyi, are:
1. Promotion of cross strait-ties is in the general interest of China, and improving relations conforms to trends of the times. It’s in the interests of both sides.
2. No matter the weather, people on both sides of the strait remain united with shared nationality, shared cultural identity and shared emotions.
3. Despite ups and downs, the trend is still to go forward.
4. People in China and Taiwan share a common destiny, and the yearning for closer relations is unanimous, and unstoppable.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3482489