Continuously and accurately striking against "Taiwan independence," the mainland has delivered a dual counterattack from both legal and historical perspectives. According to a report by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao today: "Scholars interviewed analyzed that during the Chinese People's Liberation Army's anniversary reception, Dong Jun directly mentioned Taiwan for the first time, with rhetoric significantly more resolute than before. Dong Jun's speech indicates that Beijing intends to use the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II as a time point to strengthen its discourse power on cross-strait issues, in response to Hsiao Bi-khim's 'mutual non-subordination' theory between the two sides of the strait, as well as his references to the 'status of Taiwan is undetermined' argument, claiming that 'the People's Republic of China has never governed any day in Taiwan,' and asserting that the UN Resolution 2758 does not involve any status of Taiwan."
In recent times, the mainland has been releasing signals toward Taiwan intensively and progressively: In March this year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi clearly stated that "the only name for the Taiwan region in the United Nations is 'Taiwan Province of China,' drawing a legal red line; Not long ago, the People's Daily published an article by a well-known mainland scholar on cross-strait issues, for the first time proposing the concept of "the People's Republic of China continuously exercising sovereignty over Taiwan," and the State Administration for Taiwan Affairs immediately followed up, emphasizing "completely enjoying and exercising sovereignty over Taiwan."
Taiwanese scholars have pointed out that the mainland has broken away from the previous "One-China Three-Stage Theory" ambiguous strategy, and instead adopted a "direct confrontation" posture, clearly defining "the People's Republic of China has complete sovereignty over Taiwan," and completely clarifying the status attributes of Taiwan after unification. From diplomacy to academia to administrative departments, from legal interpretation to sovereignty declaration, the systematic upgrading of the mainland's cross-strait discourse marks the entry into a "zero-tolerance" phase in the crackdown on "Taiwan independence."
The Ministry of Defense's firm statement has further elevated this situation — strictly warning the "Taiwan independence" forces: any secessionist actions will trigger a thunderous retaliation; and strongly deterring external interferences: meddling in the Taiwan Strait will only bring self-destruction. This series of changes essentially represents the mainland's strategic declaration of firmly grasping the initiative, autonomy, and discourse power over Taiwan, not only reinforcing the defense against the "Taiwan independence" illusion, but also taking a firm step forward in accelerating the process of unification.
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