LMAO wrote:China’s Xi calls for ‘peaceful’ reunification with Taiwan
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Saturday that a “peaceful” reunification of Taiwan with China’s mainland was in Beijing’s interests, despite ratcheted up military threats against the self-governing island.
Xi spoke at an official celebration in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People that focused largely on the need for the ruling Communist Party to continue to lead China as the country rises in power and influence.
“Reunification of the nation must be realized, and will definitely be realized,” Xi vowed before an audience of politicians, military personnel and others gathered in the hulking chamber that serves as the seat of China’s ceremonial legislature.
“Reunification through a peaceful manner is the most in line with the overall interest of the Chinese nation, including Taiwan compatriots,” the leader added.
Xi’s remarks came just days after the Chinese military sent a record number of military aircraft flying towards Taiwan in exercises that the self-ruled island has called a threat. Over the course of four days, starting last week, the mainland People’s Liberation Army flew fighter jets, bombers and airborne early warning aircraft 149 times towards Taiwan, with the largest single maneuver involving 52 jets.
https://apnews.com/article/xi-jinping-t ... 9052c4000a
Best of luck to Xi. The CCP has about a 15-year window or it'll probably never happen since demographic issues are going to start hitting China hard in the upcoming decades.
At this point, I don't even know if the CCP's primary goal in securing Taiwan is for the end to their century of humiliation or to break the first island chain or even control Taiwan's semiconductor industry. The CCP seems legitimately shook that Taiwan has proven Han Chinese can accept and thrive in a liberal democratic society (cough Hong Kong cough), and they don't want mainlanders to start getting ideas.
Why else do you think they are messing around with Hong Kong? They even changed the election system so its even more undemocratic making it almost impossible for the Democratic parties to gain a majority even if they win a majority of the directly elected seats.