Sun Yafu, vice president of the Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, dismisses speculations of a reunification timetable
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/18
By Eric Kao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Sun Yafu (孫亞夫), vice president of the Association of
Sun Yafu speaks in Hong Kong about future Taiwan-China relations
Sun Yafu refutes rumors of a reunification timetable set by the Chinese government. (By Central News Agency)
Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, dismissed speculations of a reunification timetable, in Hong Kong on Friday.
When asked about whether the Chinese government has set forth a specific timetable for achieving reunification with Taiwan by the year 2049, Sun refuted by stating that people who believe so have simply misinterpreted the official reports of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Questions on whether the Chinese government has set forth a specific timetable for achieving reunification with Taiwan by the year 2049 have been raised following “Two Centenaries,” a set of goals put forth by Chinese President Xi Jinping after the previous National Assembly of the Communist Party in 2012.
According to the “Two Centenaries,” the Chinese Communist Party will strive to realize the great dream of rejuvenating the Chinese nation by the end of the second 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party, which will be in the year 2049. Observers from around the globe have interpreted this as a hint by the Communist Party of its intentions to achieve reunification with Taiwan by 2049.
