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Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that ‘reunification’ with Taiwan must happen, declaring that the tide of history cannot be stopped. Speaking in Beijing at an event marking the 160th birth anniversary of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, Xi called for peaceful reunification under the ‘one country, two systems’ framework, without mentioning the use of force. Taiwan rejected the proposal, saying neither its government nor its people would accept Beijing’s model of autonomy. Taiwan maintains that only its people can decide the island’s future.


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Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that ‘reunification’ with Taiwan must happen, declaring that the tide of history cannot be stopped.

Speaking in Beijing at an event marking the 160th birth anniversary of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, Xi called for peaceful reunification under the ‘one country, two systems’ framework, without mentioning the use of force.

Taiwan rejected the proposal, saying neither its government nor its people would accept Beijing’s model of autonomy. Taiwan maintains that only its people can decide the island’s future.