Ministry of National Defense: Unification Will Eradicate the Root Cause and Source of Chaos That Is "Taiwan Independence"

Source-stated date: 24 September 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

国防部：统一将根除“台独”祸根乱源

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Published24 September 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
Collected2026-09-24 17:44:30 UTC, run 148
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At the September 24 MND press conference, spokesperson Senior Colonel Jiang Bin framed unification as eliminating the 'root cause and source of chaos that is Taiwan independence' and removing the 'hidden danger of war and fire across the Taiwan Strait,' invoking the standard formulations 和平盛世 ('peaceful and flourishing era') and 民族复兴 ('national rejuvenation'). The statement is standard political work content prompted by a reporter question about rising pro-unification voices on the island; its value is as a record of how the MND publicly packages coercive framing within the 'peaceful reunification, one country, two systems' formula, not as evidence of a policy shift. What remains unknown is whether the reporter's premise—that pro-unification sentiment on Taiwan is meaningfully rising—reflects actual polling or is itself part of the framing.

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9月24日下午，国防部举行例行记者会，国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校答记者问。记者：近期岛内讨论“一国两制”台湾方案和统一问题的声音日益增多，岛内民众期盼和平统一的呼声也越来越高。请问对此有何评论？蒋斌：这体现了祖国统一是大势所趋、人心所向。“和平统一、一国两制”是我们解决台湾问题的基本方针，是实现祖国统一的最佳方式。统一将根除“台独”祸根乱源，消弭台海战火隐患，为台湾同胞筑牢安全屏障，为台湾社会繁荣发展提供强大依靠。全体中华儿女将进一步携手同心，共创家国团圆的和平盛世，共享民族复兴的伟大荣光。

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Source-stated publication date	2026-09-24
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16488937.html
Collected at	2026-09-24 17:44:30 — collection metadata, not a publication time
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "国防部：统一将根除“台独”祸根乱源." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-09-24. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16488937.html.

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