Only the 23 million Taiwanese have the right to decide “the future and development” of the island. The Taipei Council for Affairs with China, in response to the opinions on reunification relaunched today by President Xi Jinping, replied that in the face of the ambitions of the Chinese Communist Party, President Tsai has repeatedly reiterated that “she will not yield or advance”, strongly defending national sovereignty and security and continuing to deepen cooperation with friendly countries. At the same time, the island “will strive to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” a statement read.
Xi: “Taiwan will be reunified”
Taipei’s reply comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s promise to bring about the “reunification” of Taiwan, without however mentioning the use of force. Speaking in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the anniversary of the revolution, Xi said that China has a “glorious tradition” in “opposing separatism” and that Taiwanese separatism “is the biggest obstacle to achieving reunification with the mother country and the gravest hidden danger for national rejuvenation ”. “The historic goal of completing reunification with the motherland must be achieved and will certainly be achieved,” the Chinese president said. Xi’s words come after weeks of intense tensions between Beijing and Taipei, with the broader confrontation between China and the United States in the background.
Taipei to Beijing: “Abandon provocative measures”
The invitation to the Beijing authorities is to abandon the provocative measures of intrusion and destruction and to think ever more openly about the key to the interaction between “peace, reciprocity, democracy and dialogue”. The Taiwanese system is democratic and free, creates a prosperous society and maintains peace across the Taiwan Strait. The stability efforts were unanimously affirmed by the international community, which shows that “the historical trend is not on the side of autocratic hegemony,” they say from Taipei. The Council also stressed that “the crux of the current relations across the Strait lies in Beijing’s reluctance to confront Taiwan, the Republic of China, without giving up the use of force against Taiwan”.
The other side of the Taiwan Strait has repeatedly proposed the premises to belittle Taiwan, such as “one country, two systems”, “the principle of One China” and the “1992 Consensus”, threatening the island with force in order to to have proposals accepted that “were clearly rejected by the people of Taiwan”. The strict policy of the Chinese Communist regime did not judge the current situation, failed to respond to the development of the international situation and completely ignored the doubts and opposition of the Taiwanese people.