Beijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-06 · by Amber Wang

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Mainland Chinese scholars are developing proposals for how Taiwan might be governed after reunification with China, according to the South China Morning Post. These plans, currently in progress or near completion, consider varying levels of autonomy depending on whether reunification is achieved peacefully or otherwise. Scholars suggest that peaceful reunification would allow for greater self-governance under Beijing’s “one country, two systems” framework, and emphasize that early engagement could provide Taiwan with more negotiating power.
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Beijing's policy advisers are developing plans for how Taiwan could be governed after reunification with mainland China. Seven years since initial discussions began, leading research institutes in China have finalized or nearly completed their proposals. Instead of proposing one rigid model, scholars suggest multiple scenarios depending on the path to reunification. A peaceful reunification under Beijing's "one country, two systems" framework would grant Taiwan the most autonomy. Professor Chen Xiancai from Xiamen University emphasized that early engagement in talks with mainland China could give Taiwan more leverage to shape the terms of reunification.

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Rather than setting out a single fixed model, scholars involved in those studies told the SCMP there should be different scenarios based on how reunification was achieved, with peaceful reunification granting Taiwan the largest scope of autonomy under Beijing’s “one country, two systems” framework for post-reunification governance.
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🔮 In FocusBeijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed
2026-10-06 · South China Morning Post
Beijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed · assertive framing

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In FocusBeijing’s policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed uncertain
Taiwan → map → ?
Mainland Chinese scholars discuss varying levels of autonomy for the island based on how reunification is achieved Seven years later, the first proposals from a handful of the mainland’s leading research institutes have either been finalised or are nearing completion, the South China Morning Post has learned. asserted
Post → discuss → completion
Rather than setting out a single fixed model, scholars involved in those studies told the SCMP there should be different scenarios based on how reunification was achieved, with peaceful reunification granting Taiwan the largest scope of autonomy under Beijing’s “one country, two systems” framework for post-reunification governance. asserted
reunification → set → governance
“The earlier Taiwan engages in talks with the mainland, the more bargaining power it would have, and therefore the greater the space it would have to shape the terms. asserted
it → engage → terms
That is almost inevitable,” said Chen Xiancai, a Taiwan affairs professor at Xiamen University. asserted
Xiancai → say → University
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