China's "reunification" with Taiwan is inevitable - Xi Jinping in his New Year's address
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Xi Jinping speaks of China's inevitable "reunification" with Taiwan in a more decisive tone than in previous years.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's speech that the "reunification" of China with Taiwan is inevitable. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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According to the newspaper, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's speech that China's "reunification" with Taiwan is inevitable, striking a sharper tone than last year.
It is noted that China considers Taiwan to be its "sacred territory" and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under Chinese control, although Xi did not mention military threats in his speech, which was broadcast on state television.
"The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability," Xi Jinping said, although the official English translation published by the Xinhua news agency used a simpler phrase: "China will definitely reunite."
"Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share the glory of the revival of the Chinese nation," he added. The official English translation reads "all Chinese," not "compatriots."
Recall
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen emphasized on Monday that Taipei and Beijing must learn to coexist peacefully and engage in a long-term dialogue.
