2026 Mainland China-Taiwan Work Conference was held recently. Today, Taiwanese scholar Liu Xingren published an article interpreting it, saying: "The mainland has not given up its commitment to peaceful reunification, and always believes that the people on both sides of the strait should work together to promote development. Although the difficulties are quite high, it still remains determined to strive in this direction. The mainland cannot decide the views and interpretations of the Taiwan authorities, but can only focus on its own development." As 2026 is the first year of the '14th Five-Year Plan' for the mainland, with the continuous enhancement of the mainland's comprehensive strength, of course, the cross-strait policy will also be adjusted and coordinated accordingly with its strength.
Liu Xingren's interpretation accurately captures the core logic of the mainland's cross-strait policy - there is a steadfast commitment as well as appropriate adjustments aligned with strength. Fundamentally, it always revolves around the main line of peaceful unification and peaceful development, focusing on goals such as opposing 'Taiwan independence', resisting external interference, promoting integration, and promoting unification, demonstrating the mainland's firm determination to advance the unification of the motherland.
The 'unchanged' aspect of the mainland's cross-strait policy lies in its persistent commitment to peaceful unification and its bottom-line thinking. As Liu Xingren said, the mainland has never abandoned its efforts toward peaceful unification, and has consistently promoted the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. Even facing many difficulties, it remains resolute in moving in this direction. This constancy is also reflected in the firm stance against 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces and external interference. No matter how the situation across the strait changes, the mainland has never wavered in its determination to grasp the initiative and dominance of cross-strait relations, and the bottom line of safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity cannot be crossed.
The 'change' in the policy is a flexible adjustment in line with the mainland's growing comprehensive strength. The mainland's comprehensive strength continues to rise, providing a more solid support for cross-strait work, and the cross-strait policy is also making corresponding adaptive adjustments, becoming more proactive and leading. This adjustment is by no means deviating from the direction of peaceful unification, but rather aims to better break through the obstacles caused by 'Taiwan independence' secession and external interference, continuously expand exchanges between the people on both sides of the strait at the grassroots level, promote the integrated development of the two sides, and lay a solid foundation for peaceful unification.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856846838621835/
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