BEIJING — The central Chinese government in Beijing would only use force as the “last resort” for Taiwan reunification, said a retired officer of the People’s Liberation Army.

Zhou Bo (now a senior fellow at Tsinghua University’s Center for International Strategy and Security Studies) stated that “the Chinese PLA is growing stronger and more powerful, and we have geographic proximity.”

On Tuesday, he stated that this does not mean they would use force quickly because that would have to be the final resort. “Squawk Box Asia.”“We wish to be united with our Taiwanese compatriots by peaceful means.

Taiwan is an autonomous democratically-governed island, which Beijing considers part its territory.

U.S. President Joe BidenHe said that he would be willing to use military force to defend TaiwanThis apparent departure from Washington’s past of deliberately remaining vague as to whether the U.S. would assist the island should China invade, is a clear sign that Washington has decided not to do so.

Biden, White House and others concurred. those comments did not reflect a policy shift.

According to an English-language transcript from a briefing Monday, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China expressed strong dissatisfaction with the U.S. remarks.

Wang reiterated that Taiwan was an internal issue. Wang stated that “no one should underestimate” the determination, strength and capabilities of the Chinese people to protect national sovereignty and territorial identity. No one should oppose the 1.4billion Chinese citizens.”

More than 40 years. the U.S. “one China policy”China has made Beijing its sole legal government. Unofficial relations are maintained between the U.S. and Taiwan. This is in the interest of protecting Taiwan’s sovereignty.

Remember that Biden described a hypothetical situation, said Susan Thornton (retired senior U.S diplomat, Yale Law School Paul Tsai China Center senior fellow).

Thornton spoke on Wednesday on CNBC’s Squawk Box Asian. “It is very unfortunate that people keep talking about an invading Taiwan, militarizing this situation,” Thornton explained. “There should never be an impending crisis in Taiwan. The more we keep talking about it the more we push towards it, my opinion.”

Beijing stated that it seeks peaceful reunification of Taiwan. Zhou was cited Tuesday. China’s “Anti-Secession Law”For the conditions in which Beijing will use force.

He stated, “Unless Taiwan declares independence or until Taiwan is divided from China by an external force, or until peace can be restored to Taiwan,” and that he would not use force if Taiwan did not.

“Of course,” said the Taiwanese authorities. [are]Zhou declared that they were against the idea of unification. We aren’t sorry.”

The U.S. has announced Monday that they have received an Indo-Pacific Economic FrameworkWith 12 additional partner countries from the region (Australia, Japan, and Republic of Korea). This is not a trading agreement. The purpose of the framework is to establish international standards regarding issues like digital economy and working conditions.

Taiwan and Beijing were not included in the first group.

He Weiwen (senior fellow, Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization) stated, “We should strive for cooperation with all nations in Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific,”

Other groups include the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, a free-trade agreement among 15 countries that took effect in January.China is an ally, and the U.S. does not belong to it.

China’s trade relations with the other 14 members of RCEP are far more than the U.S.’s, He claimed Tuesday in CNBC’s “A Television Network”Street Signs Asia.”

He said that the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (or IPEF) “seems like it covers all major trade topics for 21st Century,” a former commercial counselor at China’s Embassy in New York. But it’s not yet a trade agreement. “It is still a concept at the moment, and we will have to wait and watch how it evolves.”.”

— CNBC’s Su-Lin Tan contributed to this report.