Editing Chinese unification (section)

=== Mainland China ===
The concept of Chinese unification was developed in the 1970s as part of the CCP's strategy to address the "[[Political status of Taiwan|Taiwan issue]]" as China started to normalize [[Foreign relations of China|foreign relations]] with a number of countries including the United States and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S.-China Relations |url=https://www.cfr.org/report/us-china-relations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165851/https://www.cfr.org/report/us-china-relations |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=7 November 2017 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/08/the-politics-of-history-in-china-japan-relations/|title=The Politics of History in China-Japan Relations|last=Tao|first=Xie|work=The Diplomat|access-date=7 November 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165658/https://thediplomat.com/2015/08/the-politics-of-history-in-china-japan-relations/|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the state-run [[China Internet Information Center]], in 1979, the [[National People's Congress]] published the {{ill|Message to Compatriots in Taiwan|zh|告台湾同胞书}} ({{lang|zh-hans|告台湾同胞书}}) which included the term "Chinese reunification" as an ideal for [[Cross-Strait relations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/taiwan/7943.htm|title=Message to Compatriots in Taiwan|work=China.org.cn|access-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021225/http://www.china.org.cn/english/taiwan/7943.htm|archive-date=4 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}} In 1981, the chairman of the People's Congress Standing Committee [[Ye Jianying]] announced the "Nine Policies" for China's stance on Cross-Strait relations, with "Chinese Peaceful Unification" ({{lang|zh-hans|祖国和平统一}}) as the first policy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64162/64165/70293/70323/4877134.html|website=cpc.people.com.cn|script-title=zh:1981年9月30日 叶剑英进一步阐明关于台湾回归祖国，实现和平统一的9条方针政策--中国共产党新闻--中国共产党新闻网|access-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165649/http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64162/64165/70293/70323/4877134.html|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Xinhua, since then, "[[one country, two systems]]" and "Chinese reunification" have been emphasized at every [[National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]] as the principles to deal with [[Hong Kong]], [[Macau]] and [[Taiwan]]. "One Country, Two Systems" is specifically about China's policy towards post-colonial Hong Kong and Macao, and "Chinese Unification" is specifically about Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/18/c_136688642.htm|title="One country, two systems" best institutional guarantee for HK, Macao prosperity, stability: Xi|date=18 October 2017|publisher=Xinhua|location=Beijing|access-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021347/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/18/c_136688642.htm|archive-date=4 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Taiwan has also been offered the resolution of "One Country, Two Systems”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A policy of "one country, two systems" on Taiwan |url=https://www.mfa.gov.cn/ce/ceee/eng/zggk/xzgwjjs/t110298.htm |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=www.mfa.gov.cn |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913164309/https://www.mfa.gov.cn/ce/ceee/eng/zggk/xzgwjjs/t110298.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-20 |title=Taiwan's president rejects 'one country, two systems' deal with China |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200520-taiwan-s-president-tsai-rejects-one-country-two-systems-deal-with-china |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913165812/https://www.france24.com/en/20200520-taiwan-s-president-tsai-rejects-one-country-two-systems-deal-with-china |url-status=live }}</ref>