Central News Agency (CNA Taipei, July 2) Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech concerning Taiwan during the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 105th anniversary. Scholars believe that the CCP's major policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged. Compared to the speech on the party's centennial, the wording on "anti-Taiwan independence" has shifted from "resolutely crushing" to "resolutely combating." The CCP's 105th anniversary celebration was held yesterday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where Xi Jinping delivered a speech of about 40 minutes. The Mainland Affairs Council stated that this was a reiteration of old tunes and called on Beijing to pragmatically face the cross-strait reality and mainstream Taiwanese public opinion, and to resolve differences through dialogue with Taiwan's democratically elected legitimate government without preconditions, thereby maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Chang Wu-yueh, director of the Cross-Strait Relations Research Center at Tamkang University, analyzed for CNA today that Xi Jinping's speech showed no change in the major policy toward Taiwan. Compared to Xi's speech on Taiwan during the CCP's centennial, it can be seen that the CCP's explanation of "anti-Taiwan independence" is clearer, shifting from "resolutely crushing any attempt at Taiwan independence" to "resolutely combating Taiwan independence separatist forces." Chang Wu-yueh believes this signifies that the CCP's stance on "anti-Taiwan independence" has moved from a declaration of position to an emphasis on actual actions to combat it. China has previously used phrases such as "resolutely oppose Taiwan independence separatism" and "resolutely crush attempts at Taiwan independence." Since 2024, the phrase "resolutely combating Taiwan independence separatist forces" has been used, indicating a clearer stance on "anti-Taiwan independence" and a continuation of the CCP's psychological warfare, gray zone incursions, and legalistic "pu