Commentary on Taiwan Leader's May 20 SpeechThe Xinhua News Agency has published a commentary titled "One-China Principle Is Definitely Not a Question" critical of the Taiwan leader for his covert "Taiwan independence" stance as revealed in his speech of May 20. In his speech, the Taiwan leader said he "will not declare independence," will not include the 'two-states remarks' into the constitution," and "will not hold a referendum on the issue of reunification and independence." All of this was said in a negative and evasive way, according to the commentary. He only mentioned "one China" once in his speech, while the word "Taiwan" was repeated more than 40 times, the commentary said, noting that considering that the theme of his speech was "Taiwan Stands Up," the idea of "one China, one Taiwan" was concealed in the speech. As the Taiwan leader has not given up his "Taiwan independence" stance, he has no sincerity and goodwill to create a "new age of reconciliation," the commentary said. It went on to emphasize that the One-China Principle is definitely not a "question," as it is the basic premise for the reunification of China. It reiterated the constant position of the Chinese government on the One-China Principle that there is only one China in the world and that Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China. The fact that China has sovereign rights over Taiwan has never changed, it said, adding that the One-China Principle has been widely recognized by the international community. Since 1949, the two sides have had political disputes, but they have reached a consensus on the One-China Principle, which has contributed to the long-time peace across the Taiwan Straits. The Taiwan leader called the One-China Principle a "question" in his speech, which has the same nature as the "two-states remark " and "two Chinese nations." The Chinese government and the Chinese people will by no means accept anything like "one China, one Taiwan" or "Taiwan independence," according to the commentary. Acceptance or rejection of the One-China Principle has become the main criterion for judging whether the Taiwan leader is going to safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity, or continue to stubbornly push forward the secessionist policy of " Taiwan independence," Xinhua said. |
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