In an article published Dec. 25, Chinese official claims an ‘overwhelming advantage’ over Taiwan
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/12/25
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – On Dec. 25, the Chinese state-run newspaper “The Study
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Times,” published an article by Liu Junchuan (劉軍川), an official with the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, which asserts that the annexation of Taiwan is a top priority of the Chinese government.
His commentary is outrageous and quickly drew the attention of Taiwanese media.
“The Study Times” is published by the Central Party School and is essential reading for future Communist Party officials. The article is entitled “The Great Renaissance of the Chinese People demands the complete Reunification of the Motherland” (中華民族偉大復興必然要求實現祖國完全統一), which is a rewording of a statement made by Xi Jinping.
The article makes the claim that China has every advantage in regards to solving the Taiwan issue, and more interesting, that taking control of Taiwan is prerequisite for the continued advancement of China’s interests economically, militarily, socially, and culturally.
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