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Taiwanese political scientist Chang Ya-chung suggests that China and Taiwan need a formal peace agreement before discussing reunification at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing. He argues that such an accord would foster mutual trust and allow both sides to negotiate on equal terms, addressing concerns about the imbalance of power under the "one country, two systems" model which has not been well-received in Taiwanese society.

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At the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Taiwanese political scientist Chang Ya-chung suggested that a formal peace agreement should precede any discussions about reunification between Taiwan and China to ensure mutual trust. He argued that such an agreement would allow both sides to negotiate future political arrangements on equal terms, addressing concerns among the Taiwanese public who are skeptical of China's "one country, two systems" model applied in Hong Kong and Macau. Chang emphasized during the forum that for reunification to be accepted by Taiwan, it must involve genuine dialogue rather than one-sided proposals from a more powerful side.

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“If reunification means that one side, with greater power, puts forward a proposal and the relatively weaker side simply decides whether to accept it, it is only natural for people in Taiwan to have concerns,” Chang said on the sidelines of the Xiangshan Forum, Beijing’s leading security platform.

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Beijing, Taipei need peace deal before reunification, Taiwanese scholar says An agreement ending hostilities could allow the two sides to discuss the future on an equal footing, Chang Ya-chung uncertain

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A formal peace deal between Beijing and Taipei should be signed to build trust before discussions on post-reunification political arrangements, a prominent Taiwanese political scientist has argued at a security conference in Beijing. asserted

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Chang Ya-chung, who heads the Taiwan-based Sun Yat-sen School advocacy group, said the “one country, two systems” formula, which has been applied to Hong Kong and Macau, had so far failed to resonate in Taiwanese society. asserted

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“If reunification means that one side, with greater power, puts forward a proposal and the relatively weaker side simply decides whether to accept it, it is only natural for people in Taiwan to have concerns,” Chang said on the sidelines of the Xiangshan Forum, Beijing’s leading security platform. asserted

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