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China releases white paper on Taiwan question and reunification, outlines irreversible historical process, stronger capability and rock-solid resolution in new era by Wang Qi, Yang Sheng and Bai Yunyi Aug 10 2022

China, not even a bit can be left behind.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Information Office of China published a white paper titled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era” on Wednesday, following the tensions triggered by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s provocative visit to Taiwan island last week.

The white paper, which demonstrates the resolve of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people and their commitment to national reunification, was released amid escalating cross-Straits tensions and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s military drills against Taiwan secessionists and foreign interference. Analysts said the white paper’s release is a warning to Taiwan authorities as well as external forces, as the mainland is much stronger to solve the Taiwan question under the new circumstances.

The white paper included new content based on the situation of the new era, including specific warnings to the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that currently rules the island by saying its secessionist actions are obstacles that “must be removed,” and it also highlighted the US’ dangerous role in interrupting China’s reunification process. The document provides more clear guidelines for the post-reunification governance over the island and why it will benefit the international community.

“We are one China, and Taiwan is a part of China. This is an indisputable fact supported by history and the law. Taiwan has never been a state; its status as a part of China is unalterable,” says the white paper, noting that the CPC is committed to the historic mission of resolving the Taiwan question and realizing China’s complete reunification.

“The realization of complete national reunification is driven by the history and culture of the Chinese nation and determined by the momentum towards and circumstances surrounding our national rejuvenation,” the white paper says.

“Never before have we been so close to, confident in, and capable of achieving the goal of national rejuvenation. The same is true when it comes to our goal of complete national reunification,” it added.

Speed up the process

The white paper included much new content that reflects the characteristics of the new era. It for the first time mentioned the DPP and stressed that “The actions of the DPP authorities have resulted in tension in cross-Straits relations, endangering peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, and undermining the prospects and restricting the space for peaceful reunification. These are obstacles that must be removed in advancing the process of peaceful reunification.”

It also highlighted that “Today, China has grown into the world’s second-largest economy. With significant growth in its political, economic, cultural, technological and military strength, there is no likelihood that China will allow Taiwan to be separated again.”

Analysts said the previous two white papers on the Taiwan question were released in 1993 and 2000, and publishing the latest one is necessary as the situation has deeply changed in past decades, and the document has also further clarified in what circumstances the Chinese mainland will be forced to use the military option.

“Use of force would be the last resort taken under compelling circumstances. We will only be forced to take drastic measures to respond to the provocation of separatist elements or external forces should they ever cross our red lines,” the white paper said.

Following the unprecedented military drills conducted by the PLA that encircled the island of Taiwan, the latest white paper is part of the comprehensive effort made by the Chinese mainland to further promote or even speed up the reunification process, said experts.

Some analysts from Taiwan said development of situation in the Taiwan Straits in the past 10 days reminds them of “the Peking model,” when the PLA encircled Peking (now Beijing) in 1949 and peacefully forced the KMT to surrender.

In January 1949, the PLA encircled Peking, which was then occupied by the KMT forces, and eventually forced the KMT commanders to surrender so the liberation of the city was peaceful. After that, the PLA also liberated multiple cities, provinces and regions in the mainland with similar approaches including Changsha, Kunming, Chengdu and Xinjiang.

Li Fei, a professor at the Taiwan Research Institute at Xiamen University, told the Global Times that “the Peking model,” in other words, is an idea of “smart reunification” – an approach combining peaceful efforts and military strength.

Experts believe that either peaceful reunification or the “Peking model,” or the last approach mentioned in the white paper, is based on the general trend. Relevant forces must recognize that the general trend has arrived, and not act as obstacles that oppose the trend.

The PLA Eastern Theater Command announced on Wednesday that it had successfully completed various missions during recent drills around the island and noted that it will regularly organize combat readiness security patrols in the Taiwan Straits, which experts said indicate that the PLA is ready for combat at any time when national sovereignty and territorial integrity is threatened.

Under the current situation across the Taiwan Straits, the release of the white paper demonstrates the unshakable and rock-solid resolve of the Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Taiwan Work Office of the CPC Central Committee said in a statement on Wednesday.

The white paper demonstrates the position and attitude that the CPC and the Chinese government will continue to strive for peaceful reunification with the utmost sincerity and utmost efforts, and maximize the understanding and support of Taiwan compatriots and international community, the statement said.

Declaration of promoting reunification

As China’s third white paper over the Taiwan question, the latest version consists of five parts, including resolute efforts of the CPC to realize China’s complete reunification, and ways to promote reunification in the new era. The previous edition was “The Taiwan Question and Reunification of China” (1993) and “The One-China Principle and the Taiwan Question” (2000).

Like the previous editions, the third white paper once again stressed that peaceful reunification and “one country, two systems” are China’s basic principles for resolving the Taiwan question and the best approach to realizing national reunification. It says the differences in social system in mainland and Taiwan are “neither an obstacle to reunification nor a justification for secessionism.”

Experts said that compared with the previous two editions, the latest white paper highlights the “national development and progress lead reunification,” and clarifies that the most critical factor determining the general trend of reunification is China’s development and progress, which suggested that the mainland’s ability to solve the Taiwan question is getting stronger.

Relying on external forces will achieve nothing for Taiwan’s secessionists, and using Taiwan to contain China is doomed to fail, says the white paper, “The wheel of history rolls on towards national reunification, and it will not be stopped by any individual or any force.”

In the previous two white papers, the Chinese term “Taidu”, or “Taiwan Independence” in English, was mentioned five times each, but in the latest one published on Wednesday, the term is mentioned 36 times, and the relevant tone of warning and criticism is much stricter and tougher.

Zhu Guilan, an expert from Institute of Taiwan Studies under Tsinghua University, said the white paper sends the highest-level criticism and warning to the DPP from the mainland.

The more violently external forces play the “Taiwan card”, the faster and stronger Chinese central government will be in promoting reunification, Wang Yingjin, director of the Center for Cross-Straits Relations studies at the Renmin University of China told the Global Times.

The white paper is both a declaration to promote reunification and a declaration against Taiwan secession, Wang said.

The expert said crushing secessionists will become the main axis of the mainland’s work towards Taiwan in the future, which means secessionists’ space will be further squeezed.

After reunification

“It has been more than 20 years since the two previous white papers were published, during which time China has become the world’s second-largest economy, completed the building of a moderately prosperous society in all aspects as scheduled, and entered an irreversible historical process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The mainland is more confident, and capable to accomplish the national reunification. Therefore, a new white paper suited to the new era is needed,” Ji Xin, a Taiwan-based expert told the Global Times.

Experts noted that the latest white paper was published in the context of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the CPC. Standing at the crossroads of history, the white paper not only summarizes the past, but also faces the future, and also targets the current situation.

Although the release of this white paper is an important part of implementing the Party’s overall strategy to resolve the Taiwan issue in the new era, it is also objectively a tough response to the new round of tensions across the Taiwan Straits caused by Pelosi’s visit, “after military and economic countermeasures, this should be seen as a political one.”

The white paper says that the future of Taiwan lies in China’s reunification, and the wellbeing of the people in Taiwan hinges on the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Once peaceful reunification is achieved under “one country, two systems,” it will lay new foundations for China to make further progress and achieve national rejuvenation. At the same time, it will create huge opportunities for social and economic development in Taiwan and bring tangible benefits to the people of Taiwan, it says.

The white paper also sets the guideline for the post-reunification governance of the island, as well as what influence China’s reunification will bring to the international community. Analysts said this showed China’s sincerity and efforts to win support and understanding from the international community, to actively shape a friendly external environment to serve its goal of reunification.

“Peaceful cross-Straits reunification is of benefit not only to the Chinese nation, but to all peoples and the international community as a whole. The reunification of China will not harm the legitimate interests of any other country, including any economic interests they might have in Taiwan,” said the document.

“On the contrary, it will bring more development opportunities to all countries,” and “After reunification, foreign countries can continue to develop economic and cultural relations with Taiwan. With the approval of the central government of China, they may set up consulates or other official and quasi-official institutions in Taiwan, international organizations and agencies may establish offices, relevant international conventions can be applied, and relevant international conferences can be held there,” according to the white paper.

Many US politicians can’t read or too old to see clearly, shall we all reminded them so don’t get us into war for pure ignorant to benefit their money god, the military industrial complex 很多美國政客不識字或者太老看不清楚，我們要不要都提醒他們，不要為了他們的財神，軍工聯合體的利益，讓我們為了純粹的無知而捲入戰爭

42nd Anniversary Celebration of the CAAC in SF 美国华商总会举行成立42周年庆祝晚会 2022-08-09 【侨报记者报道】 8月7日，美国华商总会在湾区中半岛太湖酒家举行成立42周年庆祝晚会。

中国驻旧金山副总领事邹永红、领事庄元元蒞临祝贺，并与华商总会会长孙志雄、常务副会长孙志中及众位顾问、副会长暨成员，以及中华总会馆总董关家澄暨主席团主席、旧金山湾区中国统一促进会理事长池洪湖等嘉宾200多人共聚一堂，共同庆祝。

会长孙志雄在致词时回顾了过去一年来的工作，他说，在这一年里总会曾为河南水灾进行赈灾筹款，举办了庆祝中华人民共和国国庆升旗典礼和庆祝宴会，并在冬季奥运会举行了一场网络庆祝活动以及庆祝香港回归25周年庆祝活动。除了以上传统侨社的活动，总会还邀请商界人士举办讲座，与广东侨办举行了网上办证服务，与南方航空进行网上交流活动等，从而使华商总会在不同年龄段都有新的拓展，同时也是华商总会以后发展的方向，更期待大家继续给予支持和鼓励。

副总领事邹永红在致词称赞华商总会自成立以来是一个爱国爱乡，坚持一个中国原则，积极拥护促进中国统一和民族伟大复兴，传承弘扬中华文化，积极维护侨胞权益，努力建设和谐侨社，促进中美友好。特别是在新冠疫情爆发时，华商总会紧急筹集医疗物资持援武汉抗疫，在美国发生疫情时，也积极投入当地社区抗疫行动，积极捐款捐物，积极参加反歧视行动，坚定捍卫华裔合法权益。在去年河南遭受重大水灾时，华商总会与各大侨团一道积极捐款，体现血浓于水的深情厚意。多年来，总会与湾区各在团体举行的庆祝中国国庆、香港回归、奥运会、冬奥会都取得了积极的成效。

她致词时向大家讲述了美国国会议长佩洛西近期窜访台湾事件和中国政府及14亿人民的态度。更希望广大侨胞继续关心祖（籍）国的建设，为促进中国早日统一大业，促进中美友好做出新的贡献。

中华总会馆总董关家澄代表中华总会馆同仁向华商总会送上诚挚的祝贺。他表示，华商总会自成立之来，携手湾区各界侨胞在促进中美经济、文化交流方面，推进经贸、祖国建设方面做出积极的贡献。中华总会馆愿与华商总会一道，为增强侨社团体，维护在美华人合法权益等方面共同努力。

常务副会长孙志中致答谢词，副会长萧昆锡介绍了出席宴会的嘉宾。由副会长谭念帖主持文艺表演环节，来自湾区的艺术团体和歌唱爱好者为大会献上精彩的歌曲，宾主在歌声陪伴下一起举杯同欢共贺。

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Video: Never in US history a current or retired US President got attacked from all fronts launched by current US President 在美國歷史上，從未有現任或退休的美國總統受到現任美國總統發起的全方位攻擊
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FBI searches Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in document investigation. 聯邦調查局在文件調查中搜索特朗普的海湖莊園 Democrats went after the Republican Donald Trump for revenge to end his political career. 民主黨人追捕共和黨人尤其是川普進行報復要毀滅他的政治生涯, 永不超生.

US is an authoritarian Gov’t controlled by the Mafia and Triads doing business as Republicans and Democrats for the benefits of the 1% elites👈 Fortune 500 companies👈 and the military industrial complex👈 美國是一個專制政府，被黑手黨和三合會控制，他們作為共和黨人和民主黨人做生意，為 1% 的精英👈財富 500 強公司👈 和軍事工業園區👈 服務

Democracy is being sold as religion or cult. Like most church goers, when not happy go to pray. We go to pray every 2 years known as election. But miracles always never happened till the day we died except for the 👈 as miracle happens to them everyday without praying or going through the election process laughing to the bank everyday. 民主被當作宗教或邪教來兜售。 像大多數去教堂的人一樣，不開心的時候去祈禱。 我們每兩年祈禱一次，稱為選舉。 但直到我們死去的那一天，奇蹟總是沒有發生，除了👈因為奇蹟每天都發生在他們身上，不需要每天祈禱或通過選舉過程可以財源滾滾來.

When Biden leaves office, the Republican will go after him and his family. 當拜登離任時，共和黨人將向他和他的家人動手報仇.

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The Fiji Times: 88 cents non-circulation numismatic banknote which predominantly features Tsai Shen, the Chinese god of wealth, and a money tree in Chinese customs 斐濟時報：88 美分非流通錢幣鈔票，主要印有中國財神蔡慎和中國習俗中的搖錢樹

https://www.fijitimes.com/88-cents-non-circulation-numismatic-banknote/

The Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) yesterday started the issue of a Fiji 88 cents non-circulation numismatic banknote which predominantly features Tsai Shen, the Chinese god of wealth, and a money tree in Chinese customs.

“The obverse design of the bank note features a hibiscus flower, the Coat of Arms of Fiji, the denominational value and the signature of the governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji,” said a Fiji Government gazette signed by Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and RBF governor Ariff Ali.

The Fiji 88 cents note also has fluorescent features, intaglio prints and optically variable ink which is embossed on the hibiscus flower, with a watermark of the hibiscus flower and the denomination towards the left of the bank note. The note is available for purchase from the Reserve Bank of Fiji for $28.00.

Video: Beijing’s Chinese style tactics, Biden has no clue, the US aircraft carrier is timid 北京中國式作風 拜登抓不到頭緒 美國航母膽怯
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CNN: FBI searches Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in document investigation. 美國有線電視新聞網：聯邦調查局在文件調查中搜索特朗普的海湖莊園 Democrats went after the Republican for revenge 民主黨人追捕共和黨人進行報復

US is an authoritarian Gov’t controlled by the Mafia and Triads doing business as Republicans and Democrats for the benefits of the 1% elites👈 Fortune 500 companies👈 and the military industrial complex👈 美國是一個專制政府，被黑手黨和三合會控制，他們作為共和黨人和民主黨人做生意，為 1% 的精英👈 財富 500 強公司👈 和軍事工業園區👈 服務

Democracy is being sold as religion or cult. Like most church goers, when not happy go to pray. We go to pray every 2 years known as election. But miracles always never happened till the day we died except for the 👈 as miracle happens to them everyday without praying or going through the election process laughing to the bank everyday. 民主被當作宗教或邪教來兜售。 像大多數去教堂的人一樣，不開心的時候去祈禱。 我們每兩年祈禱一次，稱為選舉。 但直到我們死去的那一天，奇蹟總是沒有發生，除了👈 因為奇蹟每天都發生在他們身上，不需要每天祈禱或通過選舉過程可以財源滾滾來.

When Biden leaves office, the Republican will go after him and his family. 當拜登離任時，共和黨人將向他和他的家人動手報仇.

Muhammad Ali: “I ain’t draft dodging. I ain’t burning no flag. I ain’t running to Canada. I’m staying right here.

You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I’ve been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for four or five more, but I ain’t going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people.

“If I want to die, I’ll die right here, right now, fightin’ you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality.

Want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You won’t even stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won’t even stand up for me right here at home.“