Chinese unification,also known as Cross-Strait unification or Chinese reunification,is the potential unification of territories currently controlled,or claimed,by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China ("Taiwan") under one political entity,possibly the formation of a political union between the two republics. Together with full Taiwan independence,unification is one of the main proposals to address questions on the political status of Taiwan,which is a central focus of Cross-Strait relations.
"One country,two systems" is a constitutional principle of the People's Republic of China (PRC) describing the governance of the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
The term One China may refer,in alphabetical order,to one of the following:
Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC),and thus the paramount leader of China,since 2012. Xi has also been the president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. He belongs to the fifth generation of Chinese leadership.
The Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the People's Republic of China assumed sovereignty of the territory in July 1997,Hong Kong's immigration system remained largely unchanged from its British predecessor model. Residents from mainland China do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong,nor can they enter the territory freely,both before and after 1997. There are different regulations that apply to residents of Macau,another Special Administrative Region of China. In addition,visa-free entry acceptance regulations into Hong Kong for passport holders of some 170 countries remain unchanged before and after 1997.
Cross-Strait relations are the relations between China and Taiwan.
Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician who has been serving as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),Tsai is the first female president of Taiwan and the second to be born in Taiwan after the end of the Chinese Civil War in December 1949. She served as chair of the DPP from 2020 to 2022,as well as from 2014 to 2018,and from 2008 to 2012. Her second presidential term will expire and she will be succeeded by her vice president,Lai Ching-te,on 20 May 2024.
There are 122 diplomatic missions in Hong Kong,of which 61 are consulates-general and 61 are consulates and six officially recognised bodies in Hong Kong. As Hong Kong has the status of a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China,some consuls-general in Hong Kong report directly to their respective foreign ministries,rather than to their Embassies in Beijing.
Wang Huning is a Chinese political theorist and one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),who is currently the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He has been a leading ideologist in the country since the 1980s. He has been a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee,China's top decision-making body since 2017,and is its fourth-ranking member since 2022.
Lai Ching-te,also known as William Lai,is a Taiwanese politician and former physician who is the current vice president and president-elect of Taiwan,having won the 2024 presidential election. His inauguration will be held on 20 May 2024. He is due to be the third incumbent vice president of Taiwan to become president,and the first to assume the office through election instead of a predecessor's death.
The united front in Taiwan is an aspect of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Government of China's larger united front strategy,applied to Taiwan,to achieve unification. It relies on the presence of pro-Beijing sympathizers in Taiwan combined with a carrot-and-stick approach of threatening war with Taiwan while offering opportunities for business and cultural exchanges. According to officials of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council,the CCP has long relied on organized crime as part of its united front tactics in Taiwan.
A de facto embassy is an office or organisation that serves de facto as an embassy in the absence of normal or official diplomatic relations among countries,usually to represent nations which lack full diplomatic recognition,regions or dependencies of countries,or territories over which sovereignty is disputed. In some cases,diplomatic immunity and extraterritoriality may be granted.
Andrew Hsia is a Taiwanese politician who is a vice chairman of the Kuomintang. He was minister of the Mainland Affairs Council from February 2015 to May 2016,and was chairman of the Association of Foreign Relations (AFR) from 2017 to 2022. Since 2023,he continues to serve on the AFR Board as managing supervisor.
Jaw Shaw-kong is a Taiwanese politician,media personality and entrepreuner.
Han Kuo-yu is a Taiwanese politician and retired Republic of China Army officer who is the current president of the Legislative Yuan.
Relations between the government of Hong Kong and the Republic of China (Taiwan) encompass both when the Republic of China controlled mainland China,and afterwards,when the Republic of China fled to Taiwan.
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 11 January 2020 alongside Legislative Yuan election. Incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen and former premier Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the election,defeating Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang (KMT) and his running mate Chang San-cheng,as well as third-party candidate James Soong.
Zhao Lijian is a Chinese civil servant who has been serving as deputy director of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China since January 2023.
Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 13 January 2024 as part of the 2024 general elections. Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),the incumbent president of the Republic of China,was ineligible for reelection due to term limits. As such,the DPP nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te,who had secured the party chairmanship by acclamation in March 2023. He selected Hsiao Bi-khim,the then-Representative to the United States,as his running mate. Lai was elected president with a plurality of 40.05% and is scheduled to be inaugurated on 20 May 2024.
Lin Liyun is a Chinese politician who served as president of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots from 1981 to 1991,vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee from 1991 to 1998,and vice president of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese from 1994 to 2004.
