During his speech at China's 20th Party Congress, Xi Jinping reasserted China's opposition to Taiwan independence and outside interference and said China would not rule out the use of force. One observer in Taiwan says the 20th Party Congress was the most important congress since the 11th National Congress.
Ming Ju-zheng, NTU Political Science Professor: “(Xi) reaffirmed "one country, two systems" and the push for reunification. A journalist just asked me about what he said about not ruling out the use of force. I said it doesn't mean much. They've been saying that for decades, and have consistently said that the force wouldn't be used on the people of Taiwan, but rather on foreign interveners.”
One observer says Xi Jinping's report focused less on reform and economic development this year, and the remarks on "one country, two systems," reunification and not ruling out the use of force against outside interlopers were nothing new.
台大政治系教授明居正表示：「（習）強調一國兩制，推進祖國統一。剛才有媒體問到我說，他講說不放棄使用武力，我說這沒什麼特別，幾十年來都這樣講，但他們強調的重點是，武力不是對付台灣同胞，而是對付外力的介入。」
國策研究院17日舉行「中共二十大焦點觀察與預判」座談會，邀請學者專家提出看法。有學者表示，習近平的口頭報告，改革及經濟發展提的比例比過去少很多，談到一國兩制、推進祖國統一時，重申不放棄使用武力，這沒什麼特別，過去幾十年來，中共強調武力是對抗外部介入 。