![]() ![]() ![]() When he articulated the non-renouncement of the use of force, he highlighted again that the use of force “is directed solely at interference by outside forces and the few separatists seeking ‘Taiwan Independence’ and their separatist activities” (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People’s Republic of China 2022a). In the report to the 20th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which began October 16, 2022, President Xi Jinping reiterated Beijing’s Taiwan policy based on the doctrine of “peaceful reunification”, “One Country, Two Systems”, “integrated development” across the Taiwan Strait, and opposition to Taiwan independence. The white paper proclaimed that the Chinese mainland “will not renounce the use of force, and we reserve the option of taking all necessary measures” to “guard against external interference and all separatist activities”, given “some external forces have tried to exploit Taiwan to contain China.” Compared with previous official statements, it is noteworthy that “interference by outside forces” was officially mentioned, for the first time, before “separatists” and “separatist activities” (The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Information Office, the People's Republic of China 2022). Shortly after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022, Beijing released The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era white paper. The ever-changing external environment, featuring the increasing foreign intervention in Taiwan by the US and some of its allies, prompted the Chinese mainland to adjust its Taiwan policy correspondingly to contain the strengthening Taiwan independence dynamics on the island. The Taiwan issue, the oft-cited core national interest of China, is becoming a central issue against the backdrop of escalating China–US rivalry and continuing cross-Taiwan Strait tension under the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Li 2021 Mastro 2021 Haass and Sacks 2020). ![]()
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