At the heart of a recent analysis lies one firm belief: resolving the Taiwan question and achieving China's reunification with the Taiwan region is not a choice but an inevitability as part of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Historical ties run deep. Since the Song and Yuan dynasties, Taiwan has been integrated into a unified, multiethnic state for most of its history. Even during the island's five decades under Japanese rule, resistance movements by Taiwan-born compatriots never ceased until the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in 1945.
Over the past seventy years, cross-strait relations have evolved significantly. Trade, cultural exchanges and educational programs now link millions of people on both sides, delivering concrete benefits and forging closer bonds between residents of Taiwan and those on the Chinese mainland.
Yet separatist forces advocating Taiwan independence continue to promote policies of de-Sinicization and gradual separation. Critics argue that these factions risk dragging society into political turmoil, undermining the well-being of residents of Taiwan and serving outside interests aimed at containing mainland development.
Proponents of reunification point to both sovereign rights and popular will. They maintain that differences in political systems cannot alter the fundamental fact that both sides belong to one country and one nation. International law, they argue, also anchors Taiwan's return to the Chinese mainland within the postwar order established after 1945.
With peace, stability and shared prosperity at stake, many observers believe no external interference can reverse this historic trend. In their view, national reunification is the logical next step in China's journey toward national rejuvenation and the advancement of all its people.
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Achieving China's reunification is inevitable and irresistible
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