Unification with Taiwan is necessary, says Jinjing – SME.sk

Taiwan seceded from China during the 1949 civil war.

Oct 9, 2021 at 12:34 pm SITA

CHINA-PEJ. The unification of China with Taiwan is necessary and must take place in a peaceful way. Chinese President Xi Jinping said this on Saturday.

“The nation must unite and will certainly unite … In addition, unification in a peaceful way is in line with the wider interests of the Chinese nation, including Taiwanese compatriots,” You said in a speech in the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square.

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The words of the Chinese president were heard only a few days after Beijing sent a record number of planes to Taiwan during military exercises.

Taiwan seceded from mainland China during the civil war in 1949. However, Beijing still claims the island nation as part of its territory.