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China’s reunification is ‘unstoppable’, says Beijing’s top man on Taiwan affairs
- Speaking at cross-strait forum, Wang Huning says Beijing has ‘firm determination’ and ‘strong capability’ to destroy Taiwanese separatism
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Beijing has “firm determination, sufficient confidence and strong capability” to destroy any efforts by Taiwanese separatists, mainland China’s top political adviser and No. 4 official told a forum aimed at boosting exchanges with the island’s mainland-friendly camps.
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“No matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, the fact that both sides belong to one China cannot be denied,” Wang Huning said in his opening speech at the annual Straits Forum on Saturday, held in the southeastern port city of Xiamen in Fujian province.
“The historic trend of China’s renaissance and reunification is unstoppable.”
Wang is Beijing’s top man on Taiwan affairs and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body. He is also chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top advisory body.
Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the United States, Taiwan’s top weapons supplier, do not recognise the island as an independent state. However, Washington is opposed to any attempt to take Taiwan by force and is committed to arming it.
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Fujian is located just to the west of the Taiwan Strait and is the closest part of the mainland to Taiwan, both geographically and culturally.
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