In the event that China takes control of Taiwan, the Chinese government has made it clear that the island will not be allowed to operate autonomously with its own government and systems.

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After achieving "reunification" with Taiwan, China removed the promise that it wouldn't send troops or administrative personnel to be based there.

In previous versions of the document, it was stated that Taiwan would be able to keep its systems.

The system known as "one country, two systems" was implemented in Hong Kong after the British took control of the island.

The paper is titled "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era" with the phrase " new era" being used as a shorthand.

China's President, who is set to secure an unprecedented third term, has been less willing to allow democratic autonomy, as evidenced by his government's recent change of laws in Hong Kong which only allow approved candidates to run for elections

The end of the ongoing drills around Taiwan was announced by the Chinese military on Wednesday, but they will still conduct regular patrols around the island.

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The Chinese policy document states that they will work hard to achieve reunification. We reserve the right to take all necessary measures, but we will not stop using force. The purpose of this is to guard against outside interference.

Chief Critic

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council expressed opposition to the document in an official statement and said it was full of false claims. The statement said that the Beijing authorities were trying to use force to invade and destroy the Taiwan Strait.

Key Background

The U.S. congressional delegation led by Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and met with its leaders. The highest profile visit by a U.S. leader to Taiwan in 25 years incensed Beijing, which accused the U.S. of interfering in internal affairs. China considers the self-governed island a part of its territory and wants to unify Taiwan with the mainland. Several of China's warplanes penetrated Taiwan's air defense zones while it tested missiles across the Taiwan Strait. The Pentagon accused China of making a crisis in the region. The Pentagon stated that the U.S. Navy will carry out Taiwan Strait transits in the coming weeks.

China had promised not to send troops to Taiwan if it took control.

There are military war games in Taiwan.

There is a big deal about the cementing of the core figure by the communist party.