Beijing’s ‘reunification’ plan for Taiwan ‘on fast development track’, NPC deputy says
- Deputy to top legislature says strategic goals and focus have ‘become very clear’
- New policies, including on the island, expected to be unveiled during ‘two sessions’
“The [Communist] Party’s overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era has basically taken shape, and the strategic goals and focus of the future reunification cause have also become very clear,” National People’s Congress deputy Li Yihu said.
“The mainland will promote national reunification on a fast development track,” Li told China Review News Agency in an interview published on Monday.
It comes as tensions are soaring across the Taiwan Strait and amid speculation that Beijing could attempt to take the self-ruled island – which it claims as part of its territory – by force in the next few years.
A series of new policies, including on Taiwan, are expected to be unveiled during the gathering, along with the defence budget and a government reshuffle. Comments made by NPC deputies such as Li can provide some insight into Beijing’s policymaking, which remains largely secretive.
In the interview, Li – who is also dean of the Taiwan Research Institute at Peking University – said 2022 was an “extraordinary” year for cross-strait ties and that its major events would “have a certain impact on the future direction” of the relationship.