Dharamshala, 3^rd July: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was chastised by Taiwan’s primary governing body in charge of ties with China on Thursday after its leader, Xi Jinping, committed to reunifying with Taiwan during an event commemorating the CCP’s centennial. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) hailed the CCP’s accomplishments in expanding China’s economy in a statement but chastised it for violating democracy and human rights through its one-party system. The MAC accused the CCP of strengthening its tyranny internally in the guise of national rejuvenation and attempting to change the international order outside with its hegemonic goals.

“We urge the other side of the strait to learn from history and work for democratic reforms,” the MAC added, urging the CCP to abandon its expansionist policies and play a responsible role in regional peacekeeping. In terms of cross-strait issues, the MAC stated that Taiwan’s democratic ideals differ from those of the CCP, emphasizing the importance of mutual respect and understanding for a better relationship between the two countries. The MAC urged Beijing to abandon military and political oppression of Taiwan, emphasizing Taiwan’s determination to protect its sovereignty.

The statement was issued in response to Chinese President and CCP General Secretary Xi’s remarks that “resolving the Taiwan issue and realizing China’s peaceful reunification is a historic mission and an unshakable commitment of the CCP” during celebrations to commemorate the CCP’s centenary in Beijing. After losing the Chinese civil war in 1949, the Chiang Kai-shek administration retreated to Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province.

Meanwhile, the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT), a coalition of civil society organizations supporting human rights in Tibet, said in a statement that as the Communist Party of China (CCP) celebrates its centennial, it is important to remember that the Tibetan people have been fighting oppression by the CCP for the past seven decades. Tibet was formerly a sovereign state with a distinct religious, cultural, and political legacy, according to the HRNTT, but that condition changed in 1949 when Chinese soldiers “invaded” Tibet. According to the HRNTT, the Tibetan people lost their independence in 1951 when the 14th Dalai Lama was forced to sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with the Chinese government.

It also bemoaned the fact that beginning June 29, the CCP has erected a giant tarpaulin-covered with messages commemorating the CCP’s centennial outside the Potala Palace, prohibiting Tibetans from performing traditional walks around the area. “The Tibetan people’s religious center has been blasphemed as a result of such actions. We’re unhappy and upset because of the CCP “During a rally in Taipei earlier in the day, HRNTT President Tashi Tsering.

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