According to the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese Communist Party claiming that “peaceful reunification and ‘one country, two systems’ is the best way for national reunification,” the Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China pointed out that about 80% of the Taiwanese people oppose “one country, two systems.”
Associate Professor Li Qize of the Department of Public Affairs and Civic Education at National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan published an article on social media discussing the “one country, two systems Taiwan proposal.” Spokesperson Chen Binhua of the Chinese Communist Party’s Taiwan Affairs Office responded to the article by Taiwanese scholars, stating that “peaceful reunification and ‘one country, two systems’ is the best way to achieve national reunification.”
The Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China responded by stating that the so-called “one country, two systems Taiwan proposal” by the Chinese Communist Party leaves no room for the survival of the Republic of China, and the CCP’s political consultation system is just a decorative facade for “one-party dictatorship.”
The Mainland Affairs Council emphasized that the “one country, two systems Taiwan proposal” therefore cannot have open negotiation space. Numerous polls in Taiwan have consistently shown that nearly 80% of the Taiwanese people oppose “one country, two systems.”
According to the latest survey results from the Mainland Affairs Council, 81.2% of the Taiwanese people do not support the Chinese Communist Party’s “one country, two systems” proposal. This survey was conducted by the Election Study Center of National Chengchi University, interviewing Taiwanese adults aged 20 and above through telephone from August 13 to 17, with an effective sample size of 1,086 and a 95% confidence level, with a sampling error of ±2.97%.
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRF) reported on August 21 that in present-day Hong Kong, anyone who opposes the CCP regime could face imprisonment. The report featured an interview with Victor Tang, a Hong Kong exile currently residing in Taiwan, who believes that the CCP has violated its commitment to govern Hong Kong under the principle of “one country, two systems.” Therefore, he hopes that Taiwanese society will not forget the experiences of Hong Kong and not assume that democracy and freedom are unchangeable.
Victor Tang and his wife fled to Taiwan and now teach Thai boxing and self-defense in Taipei. He was targeted with red paint sprayed on his door by unknown individuals in Taipei. In order to protect his neighbors, he ultimately chose to relocate but did not stay silent. He stated, “The CCP wants me to feel fearful, guilty, and isolated.” However, he chose to keep the door with paint splatters, hoping to show the world how the CCP treats dissenters.