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Taiwan’s reunification with China
Why is it in news?
- President Xi Jinping said that Taiwan's unification with the mainland is “inevitable”.
- He was warning against any efforts to promote the island's independence and said that China would not renounce the option of using military force to bring it into the fold.
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China’s Stand:
- China sees democratic Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunified, despite the two sides being ruled separately since the end of a civil war on the mainland in 1949.
- Xi described unification under a “one country, two systems” approach that would “safeguard the interests and well-being of Taiwanese compatriots”.
Taiwan’s stand:
- Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state, with its own currency, political and judicial systems, but has never declared formal independence from the mainland.
Strained relations:
- Relations have been strained for the past two years since the election of President Tsai Ing-wen, who has refused to acknowledge Beijing's stance that the island is part of “one China”.
- Some experts said that the erosion of civil liberties in Hong Kong sets a negative precedent for Taiwan.
One country, two systems:
- To accommodate differences in Taiwan's political system and civil society, China has proposed adopting the “one country, two systems” policy, which was implemented in Hong Kong after the British handed the city back to China in 1997.
Multi-pronged approach by China:
- Beijing has adopted a multi-pronged approach to diminish Taiwan's presence on the international stage in recent years, including blocking it from global forums and poaching its dwindling number of official diplomatic allies.
- China has also successfully pressured global firms to list Taiwan as part of China on their company websites.
Source
The Hindu