Wang Zaixi, former deputy director of Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits. Photo: GT

The Global Times Annual Conference 2025, themed, "Moving forward in Partnership: Resonance of Values between China and the World," is held in Beijing on Saturday. During a discussion on the topic "Exploring the Way of Interaction among Major Powers: Differences and Consensus," Wang Zaixi, former deputy director of Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits, said that on the Taiwan question, China's policy is very clear. "That is to continue to strive for peaceful reunification, while also making full preparations for the dangerous move made by 'Taiwan independence' separatists," he said.

Wang Zaixi said that in the past four years, the Biden administration had a characteristic in handling China-US relations. "On the one hand, it adopted a comprehensive tough containment strategy toward China; on the other hand, it had always maintained close contacts with the Chinese government's senior officials, including the military communication." 

 "In their own words, they aimed to ensure that the two countries' relations would avoid confrontation in the process of competition. Therefore, in these four years, China-US relations were sometimes rather tense, but generally controllable. After the new US administration takes office, it is generally believed that the US side may intensify its efforts in containing China," Wang said. "In my opinion, there are still areas and room for cooperation in China-US relations," Wang noted. 

One of the core matters in China-US relations is the Taiwan question, he said. "There is uncertainty about the US side's policy on this question in the future. However, on the Taiwan question, China has dominance. The US will have great concerns even if it plans to interference in the Taiwan question. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan do want to "rely on the US to seek independence" and "seek independence through military means," but they are doomed to failure, Wang stressed. 

 "After decades of development, especially in the past dozen years with the enhancement of China's comprehensive national strength, especially its military strength, China has capabilities and conditions to contain 'Taiwan independence' separatist acts," Wang said during the conference.