What is Chinese President Xi Jinping aiming for, who does not hide his ambition to unify Taiwan? (Photo: Xinhua / Afro)
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I am an expert on energy policy, and energy is above all a strategic commodity, and many of the wars of the 20th century were over energy. Therefore, when discussing energy policy, we must start with geopolitics and security first. However, in peace-loving Japan, most people who call themselves energy experts know about the environment but have no idea about geopolitics or security. In this article, I would like to discuss the geopolitical situation around Japan and identify what energy policy should be from a security perspective.
(Taishi Sugiyama: Director of Research, Canon Institute for Global Studies)
The need to unify Taiwan in China’s historical perspective
In 1949, China became a Communist Party dictatorship. Since then, there have been horrific massacres during the Cultural Revolution, and genocide in Uyghur, Tibet, and other countries has long been noted. Once such dictatorships relinquish power, they are vulnerable to immediate retaliation. There are countless examples of this, including the execution of dictators in Eastern Europe at the end of the Cold War.
The Chinese Communist Party saw its end in the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. They were about to be destroyed.
The reason why the Chinese Communist Party will never be able to recognize Taiwan’s independence is because it cannot accept that Taiwan is “another Chinese, democratic China.” It is completely unacceptable to criticize the possibility of an alternative to the dictatorial system of the Communist Party, to criticize human rights issues within China, or to criticize the legitimacy of the Communist Party.
So, at worst, Taiwan should be pro-China, which means it does not criticize the Chinese Communist Party, and even worse, it should be united under the Chinese Communist Party.
The above is my honest opinion, but said patriotically about the need to unify Taiwan from a uniquely Chinese perspective on history.
In short, since China is historically one, naturally Taiwan, which is part of China, must be united.
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