China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force

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China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
Oct. 9, 2021
By Carlos Garcia and Yew Lun Tian

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to achieve "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan, and did not directly mention the use of force after a week of tensions with the Chinese-claimed island that sparked international concern.

Taiwan responded shortly after by calling on Beijing to abandon its coercion, reiterating that only Taiwan's people could decide their future.

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.

Speaking at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Xi said the Chinese people have a "glorious tradition" of opposing separatism.

"Taiwan independence separatism is the biggest obstacle to achieving the reunification of the motherland, and the most serious hidden danger to national rejuvenation," he said on the anniversary of the revolution that overthrew the last imperial dynasty in 1911. ...

Reuters, via Nordot

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Law of Self Defense
@LawSelfDefense
In all seriousness, if YOU were China, could there ever be a better time to invade Taiwan, and more, than with Biden as US President?
12:58 AM · Oct 9, 2021

Jack Posobiec
@JackPosobiec
That’s what the hardline generals are telling Xi right now
8:07 AM · Oct 9, 2021


Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com
@stillgray
If China invades Taiwan it is not going to stop at Taiwan. The One China policy includes territory in Korea, Japan, India, the rest of South East Asia, Central Europe, and Australia.
12:26 AM · Oct 9, 2021·

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China-Taiwan tensions: Xi Jinping says 'reunification' must be fulfilled
Published    5 hours ago
BBC

China's President Xi Jinping has said that "reunification" with Taiwan "must be fulfilled", as heightened tensions over the island continue.

Mr Xi said unification should be achieved peacefully, but warned that the Chinese people had a "glorious tradition" of opposing separatism.

In response, Taiwan said its future lay in the hands of its people. Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state, while China views it as a breakaway province.

Beijing has not ruled out the possible use of force to achieve unification.

Mr Xi's intervention comes after China sent a record number of military jets into Taiwan's air defence zone in recent days. Some analysts say the flights could be seen as a warning to Taiwan's president ahead of the island's national day on Sunday.  ...

In an interview with the BBC this week, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US will "stand up and speak out" over any actions that may "undermine peace and stability" across the Taiwan Strait.

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