Original sentence: During Hu's administration, the government on Mainland has practically discontinued promoting near-term reunification under one country, two systems, prefering to seek unification through increased economic and cultural integration.However, he has refused offers of talks from Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian, even though President Chen has not made any preconditions for such talks.The combination of both soft and hard approaches were apparent in the Anti-Secession Law which was passed in March 2005 and in the subsequent summit between Hu and Kuomintang leader Lien Chan in April 2005.Under Hu's term of office, China has comtined to increase its military build-up against Taiwan, as well as pursuing a vigorous policy of trying to isolate the island diplomatically
Edited sentence: During Hu's administration, the government on Mainland has practically discontinued promoting near-term reunification under one country, two systems in favor of a more pragmatic and progressive approach to the unification issue by means of increased economic and cultural integration.The combination of both soft and hard approaches were apparent in the Anti-Secession Law which was passed in March 2005, and in the subsequent summit between Hu and Kuomintang leader Lien Chan in April 2005, seen by commentators as an embrace of the status quo