March 28, 2024

Official says Chinese academics told to study unifying with Taiwan by force

Official says Chinese academics told to study unifying with Taiwan by force

Official says Chinese academics told to study unifying with Taiwan by force

By Chen Yu-fu and Kayleigh Madjar
March 22nd 2022

Chinese academics have reportedly been instructed to evaluate the possibility of unifying with Taiwan by force, as the war in Ukraine has caused Beijing to bring the Taiwan question to the fore of its agenda, a national security official said on Sunday.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is moving ahead on its “overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era,” which centers on peaceful methods such as legal or other action, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

However, it is also studying the possibility of using force, including lessons to be learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the potential effects of sanctions, they said.

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