Beijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed
In 2019, President Xi Jinping became the first Chinese leader to publicly call for the exploration of detailed proposals for governing Taiwan after reunification. Seven years later, the first proposals from a handful of the mainland’s leading research institutes have either been finalised or are nearing completion, the South China Morning Post has learned. Rather than setting out a single fixed…
In 2019, President Xi Jinping made a call for scholars to explore detailed proposals for governing Taiwan after reunification. Since then, various mainland Chinese research institutes have completed or are nearing completion of these studies, according to the South China Morning Post. The scholars believe that the model for Taiwan's governance would depend on the circumstances of its reunification.
If achieved through peaceful means, Taiwan could enjoy greater autonomy under Beijing's "one country, two systems" framework. This approach, according to Chen Xiancai, a Taiwan affairs professor at Xiamen University, would grant Taiwan the largest scope of autonomy. However, if reunification were achieved through what Chen described as "compelled reunification," Taiwan could be offered a Hong Kong- or Macau-style model, or possibly even less autonomy.
The scholars argue that the circumstances of reunification would determine the extent of autonomy granted to Taiwan. Some scholars have also suggested that Beijing could deploy a range of political, economic, military, and diplomatic measures to compel reunification.
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