China's President Xi Jinping vows to realise peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan, though he did not directly mention the use of force after a week of tensions with the island that Beijing claims as its own
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 9, 2021. must happen and will happen peacefully, despite a ratcheting-up of China's threats to attack the island.
The celebration was in honour of the 110th anniversary of the Chinese revolution in 1911 leading to the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China led by Sun Yat-sen. Responding to Xi's statement, Taiwan presidential office said the country's future "rests in the hands of its people", adding public opinion in Taiwan rejects "one country, two systems."Over the course of four days, starting last week, the People's Liberation Army flew fighter jets, bombers and airborne early warning aircraft 149 times towards Taiwan, with the largest manoeuvre involving 52 jets at once.
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