On June 18th, 2025, Chinese Acting Consul General in Willemstad Mr. Wang Fanfu published an article titled Why Must Taiwan be Taken as a Province of China? on Curacao Chronicle. It was also published in local Chinese media. The full text is as follows:

It has been more than half a year since I arrived in Curacao. I have developed deep and beautiful impression on the local scenery and people. Meanwhile, I also feel it a pity that some of the local friends do not know much about China, especially about the fact Taiwan is a province of China. I would like to make some necessary points as follows.

Firstly, Taiwan has never been a country in the past, is not one now, and will never become one in the future. There is but one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. The Full name of China is the People’s Republic of China. Taiwan, as a province of China, should be called Taiwan, Province of China. The so-called the Republic of China, branded by Taiwan authority itself and definitely opposed by Chinese Government, is illegitimate and ineffective and has never been recognized by UN and international community.

Secondly, Taiwan question arose from a weak and divided China in the history. the statement that Taiwan has belonged to China since ancient times has a sound basis in history. Numerous historical records document the development of Taiwan by the Chinese people since very early days dating back 1800 years ago. The central governments of China set up administrative bodies to exercise jurisdiction over Taiwan almost 1000 years ago. In 1894, Japanese launched an aggression war against China and defeated the then Qing government of China. Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the war, the fact of which also proves Taiwan belonged to China prior to the war.

1945 marked the victory of Chinese war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. A host of documents, especially The Cairo Declaration and The Potsdam Proclamation signed by China, the United States and the United Kingdom, provide strong and sound international legal effect, basis and source, stating that it was the purpose of the three allies that all the territories Japan had stolen from China, such as Northeast China, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands, should be restored to China. In September of 1945, Japan signed the instrument of unconditional surrender, in which it promised that it would faithfully fulfill the obligations laid down in the Potsdam Proclamation. On October 25 the Chinese government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan.

Not long after the victory of the World War II, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese people overthrew the government of the Republic of China. The Kuomintang (KMT) regime headed by Chiang Kai-shek, retreated to Taiwan after the defeat of civil war. In 1949, the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was established, replacing the government of the Republic of China as the sole legal government representing the whole of China. It was a change of government without changing China as a subject of international law. China's sovereignty and inherent territorial boundaries did not change. Rightfully, the government of the People's Republic of China fully enjoys and exercises China's sovereignty, including that over Taiwan.

Thirdly, China’s national reunification is an essential step towards national rejuvenation. The Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender and other documents of international law all recognized China's sovereignty over Taiwan, which was an important result of the world anti-fascist war and laid down the legal cornerstone of the post-war international order. At its 26th session in October 1971, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758, which undertook "to restore all its rights to the People's Republic of China and to recognize the representatives of its Government as the only legitimate representatives of China to the United Nations, and to expel forthwith the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupy at the United Nations and in all the organizations related to it". This resolution settled once and for all the political, legal and procedural issues of China's representation in the UN, and it covered the whole country, including Taiwan. It also spelled out that China has one single seat in the UN, so there is no such thing as "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan". At the UN the island is referred to as "Taiwan, Province of China". This has been the consistent position of the United Nations and is well documented.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the World Anti-Fascist War, and the restoration of Taiwan. Eight decades ago, China was able to defeat the vicious Japanese invaders and put Taiwan back under China’s sovereign jurisdiction.Today, it is even more unlikely for a stronger Chinese nation to tolerate Taiwan to be separated from China.

Fourthly, China's reunification is a process that cannot be halted. Taiwan is part of China. Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese ourselves. It shall be decided by the Chinese and brooks no foreign interference. It is the sacred right of every sovereign state to safeguard national unity and territorial integrity. By firmly upholding the one-China principle, China is not only upholding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also safeguarding the basic norms of international relations and non-interference in others’ internal affairs. To date, 183 countries have already established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle, fully demonstrating that the prevailing historical trend of endorsing the one-China principle is unstoppable.

China is always working with the greatest sincerity and greatest efforts to achieve peaceful reunification. National reunification by peaceful means is the first choice, as it best serves the interests of the Chinese nation as a whole, including our compatriots in Taiwan. Only when China is completely reunified can there be enduring peace across the Taiwan Strait.The stronger we oppose separatism, the more likely peace will be ensured. Meanwhile, Chinese government will not renounce the use of force, and we reserve the option of taking all necessary measures. This is to guard against external interference and all separatist activities.

Taiwan question concerns our core interests, bearing on the national sentiment of 1.4 billion Chinese people. The one-China principle is a prevailing consensus in the international community, a basic norm governing international relations and also the political foundation and premise for China to develop diplomatic relations with countries in the world. China is willing to continuously promote friendly exchange and bilateral relations with all countries based on mutual respect on each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.