Is Xi Jinping Accelerating Unification? 'Not Unifying While Unifying' 3 Key Elements Revealed! Mainland Heavyweight Scholar Zhu Weidong Reveals: Actively Constructing Unification Reality Without Waiting for Negotiations

The political code of 'not unifying while unifying' recently proposed by Zhu Weidong, a heavyweight scholar on Taiwan affairs from the mainland, has attracted attention in Taiwan. Is Xi Jinping unwilling to achieve 'rushing to unify' through military means? On August 7, Zhu Weidong further elaborated on 'not unifying while unifying,' and external parties have summarized three key elements: 1. 'Not unifying while unifying' is not maintaining the status quo; 2. It does not wait for unification negotiations; 3. It actively constructs a realistic framework for complete unification of both sides. Zhu Weidong's proposal of 'not unifying while unifying' has sparked heated discussions in Taiwan. On June 7 this year, at the opening ceremony of the 12th Cross-Strait Young Scholars Forum, Zhu Weidong pointed out that unification cannot be rushed, nor can it be delayed, and it must not be delayed. He emphasized the need to correctly handle the relationship between opening channels and water flowing naturally, to lead by the situation, to take active actions, and to strive to form the momentum of 'not unifying while unifying.' Since the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Taiwan Research Institute is a Taiwan affairs research institution with a background from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, its statements have high indicative significance. After the four characters 'not unifying while unifying' were revealed, they sparked various discussions within Taiwan, exploring whether Xi Jinping, the leader of mainland China, is unwilling to achieve 'rushing to unify' through military means. On August 7, Zhu Weidong attended the 12th Cross-Strait Think Tank Academic Forum, where he further elaborated on the connotations of 'not unifying while unifying.' Below is Zhu Weidong's speech. Zhu Weidong, Director of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Taiwan Research Institute, put forward the new line of 'not unifying while unifying,' which mainly includes rejecting the status quo, not waiting for unification negotiations, and actively constructing a realistic framework for complete unification of both sides. (Central News Agency) 'Not unifying while unifying' is not 'maintaining the status quo' Zhu Weidong said: 'Not unifying while unifying' is not 'maintaining the status quo,' and it is not about shelving or abandoning the goal of unification. It emphasizes that unification is 'in progress,' and it is based on the current objective reality of the Taiwan Strait, taking the gradual path of 'shaping unification and gathering momentum.' Achieving national unification is both a historical inevitability and a current task. One must not take the phrase 'not unifying' out of context and misinterpret it as not rushing for unification or temporarily slowing down the progress of unification. One must also not fall into the trap of the so-called 'not unifying, not independence, not war' discourse of maintaining the status quo within Taiwan. First, 'not unifying while unifying' advocates using continuous deepening of cross-strait economic, trade, social, and cultural integration, consolidating the one-China framework in the international community, resolutely opposing secession and interference, and regularly patrolling maritime law enforcement to lawfully exercise jurisdiction, and other multi-faceted means to gradually cultivate a favorable environment for unification, continuously accumulate conditions for unification, and shape the momentum for unification. Mainland China's maritime law enforcement vessels frequently form fleets to patrol around the island of Taiwan, bringing the entire Taiwan Strait, and even the eastern waters of Taiwan, into the substantive management scope. (China Coast Guard) Actively shaping the reality of unification, not waiting for unification negotiations Second, the core essence of 'not unifying while unifying' is to prioritize shaping the objective facts of unification, rather than simply waiting for unification negotiations. Before completing formal political unification, through multi-level and continuous actions, Taiwan should be gradually incorporated into a factual framework of 'cannot not unify, must unify,' and gradually build a realistic framework leading to complete unification of both sides. Third, the view of 'not unifying while unifying' does not support the two extreme tendencies of 'rushing to unify' and 'passively dragging unification.' One must abandon the impatient and hasty thinking of ignoring realistic constraints and prioritizing the immediate legal unification, and also abandon the passive and lying flat thinking of doing nothing and waiting for the situation to evolve on its own; striving to achieve neither rushing for quick results nor passively waiting; both grounded in the present and looking to the future, accumulating small victories into big victories. 'Must unify' is a reasonable internal demand in the process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and 'will unify' is an irreversible objective trend. At present, the century-old changes and the situation in the Taiwan Strait, and national rejuvenation are superimposed and resonating, which requires us to maintain strategic vision, strategic clarity, strategic confidence, and strategic determination in solving the Taiwan issue and realizing national unification. We must fully implement the overall strategy of the Party in the new era to solve the Taiwan issue, strengthen risk awareness, seize historical opportunities, and vigorously promote the process of national unification.