China issues a new Taiwan policy white paper today.
Mix of patience and confidence.
1. High bar for using force: "Use of force would be the last resort -- taken under #compelling circumstances".
2. Accommodation: "We are ready to create vast space for peaceful reunification".
Mix of patience and confidence.
1. High bar for using force: "Use of force would be the last resort -- taken under #compelling circumstances".
2. Accommodation: "We are ready to create vast space for peaceful reunification".
3. Confidence: "Never before have we been so close to, confident in, and capable of -- achieving the goal of national rejuvenation. The same is true when it comes to our goal of complete national reunification."
Official press release: english.news.cn/20220810/d60e0…
Official press release: english.news.cn/20220810/d60e0…
4. Less direct mention of econ incentives for Taiwan. WP talks bit more about integrating TW into Chinese order economically & institutionally.
Contrast with Xi Jinping's 2019 Jan speech, when Xi stressed giving Taiwanese 'huodegan' 獲得感, literally: 'feeling of getting stuff'.
Contrast with Xi Jinping's 2019 Jan speech, when Xi stressed giving Taiwanese 'huodegan' 獲得感, literally: 'feeling of getting stuff'.
5. More directly blame Taiwan's ruling DPP by name.
This may signal Beijing wants to keep up 'maximum pressure' approach against DPP for the longer term.
'coz these Taiwan policy WPs are 'commitment devices'. They last -- the last one was way back in 2000.
This may signal Beijing wants to keep up 'maximum pressure' approach against DPP for the longer term.
'coz these Taiwan policy WPs are 'commitment devices'. They last -- the last one was way back in 2000.
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