Xi vows Taiwan ‘reunification’, but holds off threat of force
Al Jazeera
Chinese leader’s latest statement comes amid repeated incursions of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.
Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Saturday to realise peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, though did not directly mention the use of force after a week of tensions with the Chinese-claimed island that sparked international concern.
Democratically ruled Taiwan has come under increased military and political pressure from Beijing to accept its sovereignty, but Taipei has pledged to defend its freedom and that only Taiwan’s people can decide their future.
Speaking at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Xi said the Chinese people have a “glorious tradition” of opposing separatism. China is marking the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution of 1911.
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