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The title and logo of the Mainland Affairs Council are displayed at its headquarters in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Chung Li-hua, Taipei Times
UPS AND DOWNS: While Taipei seeks to maintain ‘healthy and orderly’ relations, the CCP appears ready to ratchet up tensions and cut exchanges at will, the report said
By William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNA
The Chinese Communist Party （CCP） is shifting its “united front” tactics to more aggressive methods, seeking to “eliminate differences” with Taiwan, the Mainland Affairs Council’s （MAC） most recent advisory committee report said.
The report, which followed the committee’s most recent meeting, concluded that the CCP was shifting away from a strategy of seeking common ground with Taiwan to a more aggressive approach of eliminating differences between the two sides.
China would likely continue to employ a combination of soft and hard tactics against Taiwan, MAC Minister Chiu Tai-san （邱太三） said at the meeting.
In its “two sessions” at the start of last month, the CCP moderated its remarks on Taiwan, and emphasized bolstering cross-strait exchanges and integration, indicating it would continue to target certain groups in Taiwan as part of efforts to promote integration, the committee said.
The ebb and flow of tensions in the Taiwan Strait is part of the CCP’s strategy, and it would seek to raise tensions during times of Taiwan-US cooperation, or when foreign dignitaries visit Taiwan, it said.
While the government operates under the principle of maintaining cross-strait exchanges that are “healthy and orderly, mutually beneficial, held rationally and on the basis of equality, and through mutual respect,” the CCP would sometimes unilaterally cut off such exchanges, Chiu said.
For example, the CCP had previously disallowed Chinese citizens from visiting Taiwan alone or in tour groups, due to “political factors,” he said.
“Our stance on cross-strait exchanges remains unchanged, but we will constantly assess the situation based on the state of cross-strait relations, and the needs and interests of people in Taiwan,” Chiu said.
The CCP’s latest domestic and international policies are focused on “enhancing its ability to resist pressure, maintain stability and prevent risks,” and the challenges posed for Taiwan would become more arduous, he said.
Government agencies need to stay on top of threats from China, and adapt accordingly, he added.
The CCP’s budgets for foreign and military affairs and stability maintenance have all greatly increased, and institutional reforms have “strengthened the party and weakened the government,” the committee said.
This “demonstrates that the CCP is further centralizing power in response to domestic and international challenges to stability,” it added.
Citing as examples of those challenges, the report said that China’s real-estate prices are dropping, youth unemployment is rising, debt is growing, domestic consumption is falling and foreign investors are withdrawing, which would make it difficult for China to achieve its goal of 5 percent GDP growth this year.
Severe unemployment has also spurred Taiwanese students to return, rather than to seek employment in China, it said.
However, to resist possible foreign sanctions, the CCP urgently needs to reorganize its supply chain, which would create more competition with Taiwan over talent, it added.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
