CCP's 10 measures towards Taiwan, Shen Yu-chung: Old wine in old bottles, attempting to divide Taiwan
MAC Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung stated that the CCP's 10 policies promoting cross-strait exchange and cooperation, announced after the "Zheng-Xi meeting," are essentially "old wine in old bottles" and an attempt to divide Taiwan. He urged Beijing to engage in dialogue with the government through normal channels without political preconditions.
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(Taichung, April 17) Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Shen Yu-chung said today that the 10 policies promoting cross-strait exchange and cooperation announced by the CCP after the "Zheng-Xi meeting" are essentially "old wine in old bottles" and an attempt to divide Taiwan. He urged Beijing to engage in dialogue with the government through normal channels without political preconditions.
The East China University Center for Mainland China and Regional Development Studies held a seminar this afternoon on "The Impact of the Zheng-Xi Meeting on Taiwan's Local Elections and the Rise and Fall of Unification/Independence Forces." MAC Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung, East China University Department of Political Science Director Zhang Jun-hao, and DPP Taichung City Councilors Zhou Yong-hong, Zhang Jia-an, and Jiang Zhao-guo, as well as East China University Mainland Research Center Director Lin Zi-li attended.
Shen Yu-chung stated that the CCP's announcement of 10 policies promoting cross-strait exchange and cooperation after the "Zheng-Xi meeting" carries strong political preconditions of "promoting unification and integration." He described them as "old wine in old bottles," covering issues such as agricultural and fishery product exports to the mainland, opening up individual travel, and cross-strait flight routes and schedules. He pointed out that cross-strait mechanisms for official consultation have long existed, and these issues were unilaterally halted or deliberately not implemented by the CCP for political reasons.
Shen Yu-chung said that the CCP first unilaterally destroyed cross-strait exchange and mutual trust, and now presents old policies claiming to release goodwill, which is an extremely cheap trick. Regarding the export of Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products to the mainland, it even requires adherence to the "One China Principle" and "opposing Taiwan independence" as political preconditions for communication and consultation, demonstrating that they are merely using Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products as a tool for unification.
Shen Yu-chung stated that the CCP consistently employs a "dual strategy of peace and war" towards Taiwan. During KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wen's visit to China, CCP military aircraft and vessels continued to harass Taiwan, even conducting control and live-fire exercises in the East and Yellow Seas, showing a strong deterrent intent. After the "Zheng-Xi meeting," announcing 10 policies towards Taiwan as "peaceful and beneficial to Taiwan" is actually using the opposition party as a pawn, attempting to achieve unification and divide Taiwan.
Shen Yu-chung stated that most of the 10 policies announced this time can be communicated through existing cross-strait consultation mechanisms. If Beijing truly has goodwill, it should directly follow normal channels and engage in consultation and dialogue with Taiwan's elected government without any political preconditions, rather than using opposition parties to release statements.
He said that the CCP's "imposition of political preconditions" and its "open and close, close and open" approach to Taiwan policy are full of political calculations and are of no help to the positive development of cross-strait relations. He called on the CCP to recognize the existence of the Republic of China and to directly engage in dialogue and consultation with Taiwan's elected government on related policies.
Shen Yu-chung stated that the CCP only engaging in dialogue with specific political parties is an attempt to divide Taiwanese society and is a tactic of united front and division towards Taiwan. He urged opposition parties to see clearly the CCP's ambition to eliminate the Republic of China and annex Taiwan, and not to become a mouthpiece for the CCP's united front towards Taiwan, but to work with the government to safeguard national sovereignty and security.
Zhou Yong-hong told CNA reporter that the "Zheng-Xi meeting" had little impact on local elections but greatly harmed Taiwan's democracy. Zhang Jia-an said that these so-called beneficial policies towards Taiwan are the same as before, and the people are actually indifferent. Jiang Zhao-guo also said that Taiwanese people have been fooled before, and the benefits given by China can be withdrawn or discounted at any time. The relevant policies are just for Cheng Li-wen to have something to report back home. (Editor: Chen Ren-hua) 04170417
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(Taichung, April 17) Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Shen Yu-chung said today that the 10 policies promoting cross-strait exchange and cooperation announced by the CCP after the "Zheng-Xi meeting" are essentially "old wine in old bottles" and an attempt to divide Taiwan. He urged Beijing to engage in dialogue with the government through normal channels without political preconditions.
The East China University Center for Mainland China and Regional Development Studies held a seminar this afternoon on "The Impact of the Zheng-Xi Meeting on Taiwan's Local Elections and the Rise and Fall of Unification/Independence Forces." MAC Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung, East China University Department of Political Science Director Zhang Jun-hao, and DPP Taichung City Councilors Zhou Yong-hong, Zhang Jia-an, and Jiang Zhao-guo, as well as East China University Mainland Research Center Director Lin Zi-li attended.
Shen Yu-chung stated that the CCP's announcement of 10 policies promoting cross-strait exchange and cooperation after the "Zheng-Xi meeting" carries strong political preconditions of "promoting unification and integration." He described them as "old wine in old bottles," covering issues such as agricultural and fishery product exports to the mainland, opening up individual travel, and cross-strait flight routes and schedules. He pointed out that cross-strait mechanisms for official consultation have long existed, and these issues were unilaterally halted or deliberately not implemented by the CCP for political reasons.
Shen Yu-chung said that the CCP first unilaterally destroyed cross-strait exchange and mutual trust, and now presents old policies claiming to release goodwill, which is an extremely cheap trick. Regarding the export of Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products to the mainland, it even requires adherence to the "One China Principle" and "opposing Taiwan independence" as political preconditions for communication and consultation, demonstrating that they are merely using Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products as a tool for unification.
Shen Yu-chung stated that the CCP consistently employs a "dual strategy of peace and war" towards Taiwan. During KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wen's visit to China, CCP military aircraft and vessels continued to harass Taiwan, even conducting control and live-fire exercises in the East and Yellow Seas, showing a strong deterrent intent. After the "Zheng-Xi meeting," announcing 10 policies towards Taiwan as "peaceful and beneficial to Taiwan" is actually using the opposition party as a pawn, attempting to achieve unification and divide Taiwan.
Shen Yu-chung stated that most of the 10 policies announced this time can be communicated through existing cross-strait consultation mechanisms. If Beijing truly has goodwill, it should directly follow normal channels and engage in consultation and dialogue with Taiwan's elected government without any political preconditions, rather than using opposition parties to release statements.
He said that the CCP's "imposition of political preconditions" and its "open and close, close and open" approach to Taiwan policy are full of political calculations and are of no help to the positive development of cross-strait relations. He called on the CCP to recognize the existence of the Republic of China and to directly engage in dialogue and consultation with Taiwan's elected government on related policies.
Shen Yu-chung stated that the CCP only engaging in dialogue with specific political parties is an attempt to divide Taiwanese society and is a tactic of united front and division towards Taiwan. He urged opposition parties to see clearly the CCP's ambition to eliminate the Republic of China and annex Taiwan, and not to become a mouthpiece for the CCP's united front towards Taiwan, but to work with the government to safeguard national sovereignty and security.
Zhou Yong-hong told CNA reporter that the "Zheng-Xi meeting" had little impact on local elections but greatly harmed Taiwan's democracy. Zhang Jia-an said that these so-called beneficial policies towards Taiwan are the same as before, and the people are actually indifferent. Jiang Zhao-guo also said that Taiwanese people have been fooled before, and the benefits given by China can be withdrawn or discounted at any time. The relevant policies are just for Cheng Li-wen to have something to report back home. (Editor: Chen Ren-hua) 04170417
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