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China Claims Taiwan Would Be Peaceful Post-Unification; Taipei Says Peace Depends on Beijing Stopping Harassment

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) claimed Taiwan would become a peaceful and prosperous island after unification, protected by a strong mainland China.
  • Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) refuted this, stating Taiwan is already a peaceful and prosperous island and faces no external threats except from Beijing.
  • The TAO promoted unification benefits, including enhanced security and economic stability, while the MAC emphasized that peace and prosperity depend on China ceasing its harassment.

China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) has promoted its vision of unification, asserting that Taiwan would transform into a peaceful and prosperous island with the backing of a strong mainland China. Spokesperson Zhang Han stated that unification would eliminate the risks of war associated with "Taiwan independence" and free Taiwanese people from being "cannon fodder" for such aspirations.

Zhang further claimed that unification would sever external interference in cross-Strait affairs, preventing Taiwan from being used as a pawn by foreign forces. The TAO suggested that Taiwan's economy would achieve sustainable and high-quality development, with improved supply chains and greater control over its industries. Additionally, the rights of Taiwanese fishermen operating in surrounding waters would be protected by China's maritime power.

After peaceful unification, with a strong motherland as its backing, the Taiwanese people will be safer. The risks of war brought by 'Taiwan independence' will be eliminated from the root, and the Taiwanese people will no longer be coerced by Taiwan independence to become cannon fodder.

— Zhang HanPromoting the benefits of unification from the perspective of China's Taiwan Affairs Office.

In response, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) strongly refuted the TAO's claims. The MAC emphasized that Taiwan is inherently a peaceful and prosperous island, facing no external threats other than the intentions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A spokesperson stated that peace and prosperity are contingent upon China ceasing its harassment of Taiwan.

The MAC criticized the TAO's narrative, asserting that the only significant threat to Taiwan's security and stability comes from Beijing's persistent ambitions. The council implied that China's actions, rather than any internal Taiwanese movement, are the source of potential conflict and instability in the region.

Taiwan is already a peaceful and prosperous island. As long as the CCP does not harass us, Taiwan is inherently a peaceful and prosperous island.

— Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)Refuting China's claims about Taiwan's future post-unification.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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