Beijing plans to intensify its unification campaign, a Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) official said yesterday in an assessment of statements by Chinese leaders, while stressing the importance of consensus among Taiwanese.
At a conference on Chinese development and security prospects in the Taiwan Strait, MAC Deputy Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) noted key developments in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rhetoric.
Much attention has been given to the sixth plenum of the CCP Central Committee, which on Nov. 11 issued the party’s third-ever “historical resolution,” paving the way for Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) to retain power through next year’s leadership reshuffle, Chiu said.
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Interactions between the US and China would be monitored to ensure that Washington keeps its stance toward Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday, while a senior US official said that US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) could meet before the end of the year.
Taipei maintains communications with US officials to ensure that Washington does not change its policy toward Taiwan, ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) told a news briefing in Taipei.
Ou thanked the US for raising concerns over Chinese pressure.
Many countries including the US, the UK, Japan and Germany have expressed