On December 30, 2025, at the Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated, "The Taiwan question is China's internal affair and it is at the heart of China's core interests. In the face of the repeated provocations from the "Taiwan independence" forces and the large-scale arms sales of the United States to Taiwan, it is only natural that we firmly oppose them and take forceful countermeasures. This year marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's return to the motherland. Realizing complete national reunification is a lawful action of safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a historical mission that we must fulfill. We are seeing more and more countries stand with China. They not only reaffirm their commitment to the one-China principle and recognize Taiwan as China's territory, but also unequivocally oppose all separatist activities for "Taiwan independence" and support China's reunification cause. Any attempt at blocking the overriding trend of history is doomed to fail."