Translation Category: Taiwan
This is an official readout from a November 2016 meeting between Xi Jinping and Hung Hsiu-chu, who was then serving as Chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT). Xi outlines six points he sees as critical to the further development of cross-Strait relations, including mutual adherence to the “1992 consensus,” opposition to “Taiwan independence,” and promotion of cross-Strait economic and people-to-people exchange.
This is an official readout from a November 2014 meeting between Xi Jinping and Vincent Siew, who served as vice president of Taiwan from 2008-2012 and who was visiting Beijing for the APEC summit as honorary chairman of the Taiwan Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation. In the brief readout, Xi describes adherence to the “1992 consensus” and opposing “Taiwan independence” as the “common political basis” under which “peaceful development of cross-Strait relations” can proceed.
This is an official readout from a September 2014 meeting between Xi Jinping and a delegation of groups from Taiwan in favor of cross-Strait “reunification.” In the readout, Xi commends the group for their efforts and emphasizes the importance, in his view, of suppressing “separatist” forces in pursuit of peaceful “reunification,” which he describes as a “historical necessity” for China in best interests of both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
This address, to the inaugural session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), was Xi Jinping’s first speech to the NPC after being appointed Chinese Communist Party general secretary by the 18th Party Congress the prior November.
Xi Jinping delivered this speech to the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) a few months after receiving a second term as Chinese Communist Party general secretary at the 19th Party Congress.
Xi Jinping delivered this important address on the 40th anniversary of the 1979 “Message to Taiwan Compatriots,” which the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress published when the United States and PRC established diplomatic relations.
Xi Jinping delivered this speech to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911, known as the Xinhai Revolution, in which the Qing dynasty was overthrown and the Republic of China established.
Xi Jinping delivered this address to the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), soon after being appointed for a third term as Chinese Communist Party general secretary at the 20th Party Congress.
Sometimes referred to in shorthand as the “History Resolution” or “Resolution on History,” this document is the Party’s official narrative of its history. The CCP has in total issued three such “resolutions” since its founding in 1921. This resolution follows the 1945 Resolution on Certain Historical Issues [关于若干历史问题的决议] and the 1981 Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China [关于建国以来党的若干历史问题的决议].
A report to the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), more commonly referred to as just the “Party Congress,” is arguably the most authoritative document in the Chinese Party-state ecosystem. It is technically the report of the outgoing Central Committee (here, the 19th Central Committee) at the quinquennial gathering of the Party Congress (here, the 20th Party Congress). Delivered by the General Secretary of the CCP (here, Xi Jinping), the report not only provides an official summary of the Party’s work over the past five years, but also outlines the official Party stance on all major policy issues and sets policy priorities for the incoming Central Committee (here, the 20th Central Committee).