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Government Work Report shows slight hardening of Taiwan-related language

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Beijing is talking (ever so slightly) tougher on Taiwan. The deets: In the 2025 Government Work Report (GWR), the first line in the section on Taiwan included the phrase “promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.”

This year’s GWR retains the “peaceful development” language in the ...