The leader of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, will be re-elected at the 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of China in the fall of 2027 for a fourth five-year term. Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, Qiu Chuizheng, attended the "8th Sun Yat-sen Academic Youth Symposium" in his speech today (3rd) and said that Xi's entry into the fourth term will intensify the gray belt intrusion of Taiwan's "pre-unification" policy and undermine the status quo of the Taiwan Strait and regional stability.
Qiu Chuizheng said that the liberal and democratic Republic of China has been deeply involved in Taiwan, Penghu, Jinma, and is on a different national development path from the authoritarian and totalitarian People's Republic of China. Especially after Xi Jinping came to power, China not only failed to realize freedom and democracy, but also regressed back to the authoritarian totalitarian system that Sun Yat-sen wanted to overthrow at the time.
Qiu Chuizheng pointed out that in the more than 10 years since Xi took office, three extreme trends have emerged in Chinese politics: including the development towards "highly centralized leadership" or even "one-man rule"; advocating "fanatical nationalism" to actively expand and provoke foreign affairs; and basing the legitimacy of Xi's extension on the historical mission of "unifying Taiwan." Under the development of the "three extremes", on the one hand, the CCP system uses the far-left party-state system to rule the people with high pressure, and on the other hand, it uses far-right nationalism to expand its military force in the region. The People's Republic of China is heading towards an unprecedented "new totalitarianism."
Qiu Chuizheng said that although the CCP claims that "different systems are not an obstacle to reunification," different systems are the root of the differences between the two sides. The free and democratic way of life is the choice of the Taiwanese people, "and it is also the bottom line that we cannot compromise on."
Qiu Chuizheng reminded that the CCP has been exerting compound pressure on Taiwan since 2022, and Xi's entry into his fourth term will intensify the gray belt intrusion on Taiwan's "rule before rule" policy. The so-called "rule before rule" model is the CCP's continuous "unilateral expansion of actions", gradually implemented from case tests to a "new normal", aiming to gradually promote jurisdiction and governance rights and international recognition, and create a general trend of "unification of facts."
Qiu Chuizheng said that in the future, as Xi enters his fourth term, he will more actively promote the agenda of "rule before reunification" and the "two systems Taiwan solution". We call on the other side to restart cross-Strait official dialogue without preconditions under the principle of reciprocity and dignity, resolve differences, maintain the peaceful status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and share the responsibilities of the times.
Qiu Chuizheng emphasized that the Chinese Communist Party has announced that it will hold commemorative activities for the "160th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen" this year, and will further promote reunification and integration with Taiwan by misinterpreting Sun Yat-sen's ideas. The government reminds people when engaging in cross-Strait exchanges that they should abide by relevant norms, pay attention to mainstream public opinion and social perceptions, and should not echo the Chinese Communist Party’s historical views and political opinions on Taiwan to avoid becoming a tool of Beijing’s united front. We also call on the CCP to face up to its own economic downturn and respond to the people's expectations for democracy and freedom, rather than deliberately distorting Sun Yat-sen's thoughts in order to infiltrate the United Front against Taiwan.
