Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges 'reunification' with Taiwan on party's birthday
The Hindu
He vows to "smash" any attempts at formal independence for the island.
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday, July 1, 2021, to complete "reunification" withand vowed to "smash" any attempts at formal independence for the island, taking a tough line on the 100th birthday of the ruling Communist Party. , and under Mr. Xi has stepped up efforts to assert its sovereignty claims, including regularly sending fighter jets and bombers close to the island. "Solving the Taiwan question and realising the complete reunification of the motherland are the unswerving historical tasks of the Chinese Communist Party and the common aspiration of all Chinese people," Mr. Xi said in an address from Beijing's Tiananmen Square.More Related News
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