Taiwan rejects Xi Jinping’s call for reunification on PRC’s 75th anniversary

The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan (MAC) has rejected Chinese President Xi Jinping’s claims about Taiwan during celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, local media reported.

At a state banquet held on the eve of the anniversary on September 30, Xi claimed that Taiwan is “China’s sacred territory, and the peoples on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are linked by blood, and blood is thicker than water”, Taiwan News reported.

Xi stressed Beijing’s continued adherence to the “one-China principle” and the “1992 consensus” and firmly opposed “Taiwan independence separatist activities.”

The One China doctrine is the position of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that only one sovereign state exists under the name China, with the PRC serving as the sole legitimate government of China, and Taiwan.

The 1992 Consensus refers to the outcome of a meeting in 1992 between representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-led People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Kuomintang (KMT)-led Republic of China (ROC) in mainland China. Is. Taiwan. he/she is often credited with breaking diplomatic ground between the two.

Xi Jinping said that achieving “complete reunification of the motherland” is “an irreversible trend, a just cause, and the will of the people.” he/she declared, “No one can stop the wheel of history.”

Taiwan News reported that the MAC called on Chinese officials to “face the reality that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are not affiliated with each other, rationally face mainstream public opinion in Taiwan, and Taiwan “Engage in practical dialogue with the democratically elected people of the United States.” Government.” It also called on Beijing to build goodwill to promote favorable conditions for the development of cross-Strait relations.

MAC Minister Chiu Chui-cheng told the media, “The Republic of China is a sovereign country. Taiwan has never been a part of the People’s Republic of China. “The reality and objective fact of the Taiwan Strait is that the two sides are not subordinate to each other.”

Chiu said China’s ‘One China’ principle and the ‘1992 Consensus’ are opposed by mainstream public opinion in Taiwan.