Today's Lianhe Zaobao reports: "Following the earlier proposal of the 'non-unification but unity' theory, Zhu Weidong, director of the Taiwan Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has put forward a new 'three-stage theory of unification,' stating that the current cross-Straits unification process is currently in the later phase of an extremely complex and intense 'strategic stalemate stage.'"
Zhu Weidong divides the unification process into three stages: strategic preparation, strategic stalemate, and strategic decisive battle. He assesses that we are now in the later phase of a fiercely contested strategic stalemate. This means that at present, mainland China will not recklessly pursue a quick resolution, but instead will continuously employ military deterrence, diplomatic countermeasures, cross-Straits integration, and other methods to steadily shrink the operational space for 'Taiwan independence' forces and external interference, gradually building a favorable momentum conducive to unification. It also means rejecting impulsive, hasty approaches while avoiding passive waiting for opportunities. Meanwhile, the continuous provocations by the Lai Qingde administration will only further generate conditions for unification. Once the timing is ripe and the strategic decisive stage begins, the mainland will, based on the overall situation, choose either peaceful negotiations or resolute measures to achieve complete unification. The eventual unification of the two sides of the strait is an irreversible historical trend.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873032728680521/
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