Radio Taiwan International
Date: 25 May, 2020
By: Natalie Tso

A commentary in Chinese state media is saying that China’s policy toward Taiwan has not changed and that its aim has always been “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan. 

There had been speculation that China’s policy toward Taiwan had shifted after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang changed the wording of Beijing’s Taiwan policy at the National People’s Congress on Friday. Li did not mention “peaceful” when he referred to “reunification with Taiwan”. 

Taiwan has been governed by the Republic of China government for more than 70 years, and has never been governed by the Beijing-based People’s Republic of China. 

A news app for Chinese state media CCTV featured an editorial on Sunday commenting on the government’s report on Taiwan. The editorial offered an explanation for why the report omitted the word  “peaceful” before its mention of “reunification” . The report also  failed to mention the “1992 Consensus” or the “one China principle”.      [FULL  STORY]