Sept 9 — At a routine press briefing, China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Chen Binhua said national reunification is an unstoppable historical trend and, for Taiwan residents, is not optional but mandatory. The remarks followed social-media posts by a Changhua Normal University associate professor proposing a one country, two systems Taiwan plan that sparked cross-Strait debate; Chen said Beijing welcomes more Taiwanese taking reunification seriously, discussing the plan’s specifics and offe

Sept 9 — At a routine press briefing, China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Chen Binhua said national reunification is an unstoppable historical trend and, for Taiwan residents, is not optional but mandatory. The remarks followed social-media posts by a Changhua Normal University associate professor proposing a one country, two systems Taiwan plan that sparked cross-Strait debate; Chen said Beijing welcomes more Taiwanese taking reunification seriously, discussing the plan’s specifics and offering suggestions.