China recently issued a white paper showcasing two of its policies on Taiwan. First, the CCP claims that it will embark on a « peaceful reunification » of Taiwan with the mainland, and secondly, once
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently issued a white paper showcasing two of its policies on Taiwan. First, the CCP claims that it will embark on a « peaceful reunification » of Taiwan with the mainland, and secondly, once « re-unified, » Taiwan would be governed under a benevolent « One Country, Two Systems » model. But history and the white paper itself expose both policies as complete frauds.
First, the concept of « peaceful reunification » is meaningless, given that the CCP simultaneously states that it is prepared to use force. That threat of force would be triggered by separatist « elements » and « activities »:
And who are these separatists, a word that the white paper uses a whopping 23 times? In the eyes of the CCP, they are Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The paper accuses « [t]he DPP authorities » as having « adopted a separatist stance, and [having] colluded with external forces in successive provocative actions designed to divide the country.
