Dong said China is committed to “peaceful reunification,” but added “this principle is increasingly being eroded by separatists for Taiwan…
Dong reiterated China's position that Taiwan is part of China and said Beijing is committed to peaceful reunification.
In response to questions, Dong reiterated China's position that Taiwan is part of China and said Beijing is committed to peaceful reunification.Throughout his speech and Q&A, Dong repeatedly blamed separatist forces for eroding the"One China" principle, which states Beijing's view that it has sovereignty over Taiwan.
"They keep testing China's red lines, such as official engagement and arms sales to Taiwan," he said. Although Dong had already dedicated a portion of his speech to addressing China's concerns about Taiwan, he continued to expound on those issues in his first response during the Q&A. When reminded by the plenary's chair, Bastian Giegerich from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, to address delegates' queries on other issues, Dong asked to finish his answer on Taiwan, describing it as"the core of our core interest.
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