CCP May Draft National Unification Law, Establish Taiwan Preparatory Committee: Scholar

Taiwanese academia anticipates that China may soon introduce a "National Unification Law" and establish a preparatory committee for a Taiwan Special Administrative Region. Professor Fan Shih-ping of National Taiwan Normal University's Department of East Asian Studies suggested this possibility, noting that Beijing might even form a National Unification Council, potentially inviting figures from Taiwanese political parties.

Fan's analysis, presented at a seminar discussing the implications of China's "Law on Promoting the Progress of National Unity and Advancement of Ethnic Groups," posits that China has concrete plans for unification. He predicts the establishment of a preparatory committee for a Taiwan Special Administrative Region government, possibly headed by a well-known Taiwanese individual who could also hold a vice-chair position in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

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The CCP may formulate a 'National Unification Law' and even establish a National Unification Committee, inviting Taiwanese political figures to participate, and will also set up a preparatory committee for the Taiwan Special Administrative Region government.

This strategy, according to Fan, aims to make unification feel like a present reality rather than a future prospect. He warned that post-unification, Taiwan's police would fall under the direct supervision of China's Ministry of Public Security, and the China Coast Guard would integrate with Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration. Military and police ranks, equipment, and insignia would be standardized to match Chinese specifications.

Professor Wu Se-chih of Taipei University of Marine Technology added that the "Law on Promoting the Progress of National Unity and Advancement of Ethnic Groups" serves as a tool for political intimidation across borders. He believes its primary aim is not mass prosecution but to create a chilling effect through the threat of lifelong prosecution and trials in absentia, thereby reducing international attention on human rights and Taiwan issues.

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The 'Law on Promoting the Progress of National Unity and Advancement of Ethnic Groups' can be said to be the CCP's first important legal tool that actually carries out cross-border political intimidation in the name of national unity.