Chinese unification | |||||||
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![]() Territory controlled by the People's Republic of China (purple) and the Republic of China (orange). The size of minor islands has been exaggerated in this map for ease of visibility. | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中國統一 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国统一 | ||||||
Literal meaning | China unification | ||||||
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Cross-Strait unification | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 海峽兩岸統一 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 海峡两岸统一 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Two shores of strait unification | ||||||
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Chinese unification, also known as Cross-Strait unification or Chinese reunification, is the potential unification of territories currently controlled, or claimed, by the People's Republic of China ("China" or "Mainland China") and the Republic of China ("Taiwan") under one political entity, possibly the formation of a political union between the two republics. Together with full Taiwan independence, unification is one of the main proposals to address questions on the political status of Taiwan, which is the central focus of Cross-Strait relations.