BEIJING, August 11(ABC): China on Wednesday released a white paper to expound on the position and policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government to achieve national reunification in the new era, including the envisioning of a new special administrative region (SAR) for Taiwan.
The white paper, titled “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era,” is the third one on the Taiwan question in the history of the People’s Republic of China.
The first two were issued in August 1993 and February 2000. Provided that China’s sovereignty, security and development interests are guaranteed, after reunification Taiwan will enjoy a high degree of autonomy as a special administrative region, according to the white paper released by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Information Office.