January  28, 2026

Peaceful reunification would create enormous opportunities for Taiwan's socioeconomic development and with the strong backing of the motherland, every aspect of Taiwan region including infrastructure construction, would improve significantly, Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, told a press conference on Wednesday, in response to a question regarding heated discussion on the island of Taiwan on news that the mainland's high-speed rail operating mileage has exceeded 50,000 kilometers. 

Zhang took the question on Wednesday over some opinions saying that Taiwan region has long suffered from energy shortages and aging infrastructure and if mainland capital and technology were introduced, challenges such as tunneling through the central mountain range and improving transportation in the Hualien and Taitung areas would no longer be issues. 

Some netizens also expressed hopes that one day they could ride high-speed rail across the Taiwan Straits to travel between the two sides. 

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