Shen Yu-chung: Beijing's 'One China' Narrative Aims to Change Status Quo

Taipei, May 28 (CNA). Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung said at a forum that Beijing continues to promote a false 'One China' narrative, attempting to create the illusion that 'Taiwan is part of the PRC' with the goal of eliminating the Republic of China and changing the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. At the forum hosted by the Cross-Strait Policy Association, Shen stated that after the Trump-Xi meeting, the US has not changed its Taiwan policy, and maintaining the status quo remains in its interest. Beijing has anchored its Taiwan policy on 'promoting unification and integration, opposing independence and intervention.' Shen noted that Beijing used visits by Putin and Vucic to demand support for the 'One China' principle, aiming to frame Taiwan as an internal affair. Shen emphasized that the authoritarian alliance between the CCP and other regimes is the greatest risk to regional stability, a point echoed in the Quad foreign ministers' statement. Taiwan's determination to defend democracy remains unchanged.