The white paper on the Taiwan question and China's reunification has set out the position and policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese government to promote national reunification in the new era and demonstrated that the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits is a blessing for the international community and people around the world, experts have said.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published on Wednesday a white paper titled "The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era."

Noting the white paper is the third in a series, Humayun, a think tank expert, told the China Media Group that it re-emphasized the legal position of Taiwan. 

"Taiwan has always been part of China, there are many resolutions, particularly 2758 which was passed in October 25, 1971, by the United Nations General Assembly, which gave the rightful position of China in the United Nations to the People's Republic of China," he said.

The white paper is an important guide on how to address and solve the Taiwan question, said Joseph Siracusa, author and adjunct professor of political history and international diplomacy at Australia's Curtin University.

Siracusa believes that it will be very helpful for the international community, in general, and the West, in particular, to better understand the Taiwan question.

Avtandil Otinashvili, chief editor of Georgian Newsday Information Agency, said that under the current complicated international situation, the white paper has made a clear elaboration on China's major policies in advancing national reunification.

From the white paper, the world can fully feel China's utmost sincerity in striving for peaceful national reunification, Otinashvili added.

Mohamed Si Bachir, a professor at the University of Algiers in Algeria, said the Chinese government has firmly adhered to the basic policy of peaceful reunification and "one country, two systems" in solving the Taiwan question and applauded its clear-cut and consistent position.

Separatists' plot, external meddling doomed to fail

Referring to the white paper which has exposed and criticized some external forces for their attempts "to contain China by exploiting the Taiwan question" and the risky acts of provocation that embolden the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, Diaa Helmy, secretary-general of Cairo-based Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said the United States and other external forces sought to create tensions in a blatant and provocative way, and tried to use the Taiwan question to contain China's development.

He added that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and any attempt to encourage separatist forces seeking "Taiwan independence" is doomed to failure.

Luis Delgado, a researcher at Venezuela's Center for Advanced Studies in Development and Emerging Economies, said a series of policies to benefit Taiwan by the Chinese government have provided many conveniences for cross-Straits economic and trade exchanges and significantly promoted the economic development and people's wellbeing in the Taiwan region.

Despite this, the DPP authorities have been colluding with external forces and "seeking independence by relying on foreign support," which has caused tensions in cross-Strait relations.

Croatian political analyst Branimir Vidmarovic also condemned the acts attempting "to use Taiwan to contain China."

It is foolish and dangerous for some Western forces to embolden the separatist forces, he said, adding that China has demonstrated its confidence to realize the unification of the country.

Peaceful reunification a blessing for the world

Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy, vice president of Manila-based think tank Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute, said China has exercised strong restraint and shown its prudence amid the current circumstances.

A peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question will provide a political foundation and a secure environment for peace, stability and development in the region, she added.

Bouthaina Shaaban, special adviser at the Syrian presidency, said the Chinese people speak a language of morals and the language of sharing and cooperation instead of the language of hegemony.

In his view, peaceful reunification boasts a bright future and conforms to the interests of all Chinese people.

Abdulaziz Al-Shaabani, a Saudi expert on Chinese affairs, said achieving peaceful reunification across the Strait is a blessing not only for the Chinese nation and the Chinese people, but also for the international community and people all over the world, which is a result the international community expects to see.

(With input from Xinhua)