
TaiwanChina's Xi Jinping reiterates call for Taiwan reunification
Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and reunification must be achieved, while Taiwan's government dismissed the statements as unoriginal.
Background
China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that must be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary. Taiwan maintains it is a sovereign state with its own democratically elected government. This long-standing dispute is a major point of tension in international relations.
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China's Xi Jinping reiterates call for Taiwan reunification
First report 13h agoLast update 2h agoAsserts that Taiwan reunification is an inevitable historical progression and a domestic Chinese matter.
Taiwan's government rejects Xi Jinping's statements on reunification, finding them to contain no new information.
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