No one can stop Taiwan's reunification, says Chinese president
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - 1st Jan, 2025 ) : Chinese President Xi Jinping warned in his New Year's address on Tuesday that no one can stop Taiwan's "reunification" with China. His statement is being seen as a warning to Taiwan's independent and separatist leadership.
China considers the island of Taiwan to be a separate part of its own, where there is a democratically elected government.
However, the Taiwanese government rejects Beijing's claims and maintains that only the people of the island can decide their future and that Beijing should respect the choice of the Taiwanese people.
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What did the Chinese president say?
In a speech broadcast on China's state broadcaster CCTV, President Xi Jinping said, "The people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family, no one No one can break our family bond, nor can anyone stop the historic trend of national reunification.
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Beijing says it will not rule out the use of force to bring the island under Beijing's control.
Last year, in his New Year's speech, the Chinese president said that China's "reunification" with Taiwan was inevitable, and that people on both sides should be "bound by a common goal and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
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During his speech, the Chinese president also talked about the country's improving economy, saying that despite Trump's concerns, China's economy will grow at a rate of five percent.
The Chinese president tried to allay fears that the world's second-largest economy will decline in 2025 due to additional US tariffs.
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Xi Jinping said that "the current economic operation is facing some new situations, the challenges of the uncertain external environment and the pressure of changing old growth drivers to new ones, but they can be overcome through hard work."
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It should be noted that Trump has said that he will impose almost 100 percent additional tariffs on Chinese products, but if this happens, Beijing will also have to work within China. Wally will respond with sanctions on American companies, including Elon Musk's Tesla car company.
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