China’s Military PLA Releases Short Film Depicting Goal Of ‘Taiwan Reunification’

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command on Tuesday released an animated video that showcased its goal of the reunification of the self-administered Taiwan with mainland China. The short film, inspired by the Escape from the British Museum, the movie trending among the Chinese social media influencers on the Twitter-like app Weibo, was released on the occasion of the PRC’s National Day.

Allegory tale of ‘reunification’
Titled ‘Dreams Come True on the Fuchun River,’ the controversial short film features the Chinese cultural heritage and expresses the ‘hope for reunification’ of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, where the island witnesses frequent PLAAF fighter jet incursions. In the film, metaphorically, two similar-looking elves emerge, they then reunite with the ‘Remaining Mountain Scroll’ that is preserved in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou City. ‘The Remaining Mountain’, is a painting measuring approximately 51 cm in length, the longer version, 640 cm long of this artwork, is in Taiwan’s National Palace Museum. China projects the elves on two pieces reuniting using the allegory.

“When the two elves return to their beloved hometown, located near the Fuchun River, after years of separation, they not only fulfil their own dreams but also evoke a shared national sentiment and patriotism in the hearts of Chinese compatriots on both sides of the Straits,” the Chinese state mouthpiece, Global Times, said in a piece. “It also expresses the common aspiration of compatriots on both sides of the Straits to become closer and reunite,” the paper added. It continued that the movie “not only embodies the shared roots and origins of the Chinese people but also depicts the joys and sorrows of Chinese compatriots.” The short film also featured aircraft carrier formations and J-20 fighter jets indicative of routine Chinese encroachment in the Taiwan Strait.

Beijing, via these incursions into Taiwan, sends a ‘stern warning’ to democratic forces emphasizing that the self-governed island is an inalienable part of China. “The patrols and exercises are meant to train the coordination of military vessels and airplanes and their ability to seize control of air and sea spaces,” said Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.