Wu Sezhi, a researcher at the Cross-Strait Policy Association.

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] Chinese official media "Xinhua News Agency" reported that Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, published a New Year message entitled "Work Together to Create Great Achievements" in the first issue of "Cross-Strait Relations" magazine in 2023.

Song Tao stated that on the basis of the one-China principle and the "1992 Consensus", extensive and in-depth consultations will be carried out with people of insight from all walks of life in Taiwan on cross-strait relations and "national reunification".

In this regard, scholars interviewed directly pointed out that the CCP’s plan to promote the Taiwan plan of one country, two systems has a very strong meaning of the United Front. This matter involves national sovereignty issues, and there must be no room for compromise. Domestic ruling and opposition parties should not negotiate with the CCP.

Song Tao claimed that 2023 is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

China will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and fully implement the Party’s overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era. On the basis of the "1992 Consensus", extensive and in-depth consultations have been carried out with people of insight from all walks of life in Taiwan on cross-strait relations and national reunification.

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Wu Sezhi, a researcher of the Cross-Strait Policy Association, said in an interview today that Song Tao was able to serve as the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council because when he was the Minister of External Relations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in the past, he was mainly responsible for the CCP’s external political party cooperation, so he was appointed as the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council director.

It can be seen from this incident that Xi Jinping hopes to use "democratic consultation" to promote the "one country, two systems" Taiwan plan, and appointed Song Tao to take over the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council to make use of this strength. It is foreseeable that in the next year or two, Song Tao will definitely cooperate with Taiwan's pro-China Political parties and organizations establish more exchanges and communication, and form the model of "democratic consultation" that Xi Jinping expects.

Wu Sezhi pointed out that it should be noted that this consultation meeting is aimed at the Taiwan proposal of one country, two systems. The so-called "democratic consultation" does not refer to the concept of Western democracy in terms of the logic of the CCP. As the object of negotiation, the main starting point of this concept is that all political parties or groups can negotiate with the CCP. This is the CCP's concept of "democracy", and the operation of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is also the same.

Wu Sezhi mentioned that the Chinese Communist Party is the only legal political party in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China. Other political parties negotiate and communicate with the Chinese Communist Party as "consulting parties", but they are not representative of ruling. Therefore, any political party or organization in Taiwan must Negotiations with the CCP must also be based on the one country, two systems Taiwan proposal, and the CCP will require pro-China political parties to agree to the 1992 Consensus and the one-China principle. Only on this premise can negotiations be carried out.

He emphasized that it is very strange for Taiwan's opposition party to negotiate with the Chinese Communist Party, because the opposition party is not the ruling party, and it will also cause major political problems in Taiwan, especially involving cross-strait issues and one country, two systems. To promote the "one country, two systems" Taiwan plan It is a question of the "constitutional level". After all, cross-strait affairs, foreign affairs, and national defense are all the presidency of the president, and should be dominated by the president. It is very inappropriate for an opposition party to negotiate with the CCP.

According to analysis, the CCP is governed by the party. Song Tao is the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and also the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CCP. It is a constitutional issue for Taiwan to use "party consultation" as a communication platform between the two sides of the strait or to promote one country, two systems.

From a political point of view, this involves the issue of national sovereignty, and there is absolutely no room for compromise. Neither the ruling party, the opposition party, nor any social organization can sacrifice national sovereignty to negotiate with the CCP, whether it is political or economic and trade negotiations.

Wu Sezhi said that from the perspective of cross-strait relations, domestic political parties and people should not negotiate with the CCP, because the CCP’s Taiwan policy is to play a united front effect. , The CCP intends to split Taiwan from within and create more political conflicts.

Taiwan is about to hold a presidential election in 2024. Xi Jinping picked Song Tao as the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and announced that he will come to negotiate unification starting this year. Politically, the meaning of united front is very strong. I hope that domestic ruling and opposition parties will have a correct understanding of this matter.