What is behind China’s Reunification Principle?

China’s position on national reunification remains one of the most contested and politically sensitive issues in contemporary international relations. While it is frequently portrayed through the lens of intensifying rivalry between China and the United States, such framing obscures the fundamental nature of the issue.

At its core, reunification is not a question of regional domination or maritime control, but one of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the preservation of the post-war international legal order.

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