At a Sept. 16 regular press briefing, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said Beijing welcomes Taiwanese public discussion of a Changhua Normal University associate professor’s proposal to explore a "one country, two systems" Taiwan plan. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said the mainland would not accept any of the proposal’s conditions. Zhu called the trend toward national reunification unstoppable, described peaceful reunification as a blessing for the Chinese nation, and accuse

At a Sept. 16 regular press briefing, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said Beijing welcomes Taiwanese public discussion of a Changhua Normal University associate professor’s proposal to explore a "one country, two systems" Taiwan plan. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said the mainland would not accept any of the proposal’s conditions. Zhu called the trend toward national reunification unstoppable, described peaceful reunification as a blessing for the Chinese nation, and accused the DPP of placing pro‑independence political interests above Taiwanese welfare and impeding cross‑strait exchanges.