China's Xi Jinping reiterates commitment to Taiwan reunification
Speaking at an event in Beijing, the Chinese President stated that the country will not allow any separatist activities.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that Beijing remains committed to bringing Taiwan under its control, according to a Reuters report cited by the Times of India.
Addressing an event in Beijing to mark the 160th birth anniversary of Sun Yat-sen, Xi stated that achieving the complete reunification of the motherland is an unwavering historical mission for the Communist Party of China.
Xi said that the government will not allow any form of Taiwan independence separatist activities to occur.
The President added that while pursuing reunification, Beijing will consider the situation in Taiwan along with the interests and feelings of the people there.
Xi remarked that the tide of history cannot be stopped and that complete reunification must be realised.
The event commemorated Sun Yat-sen, who died in 1925 after playing a key role in the 1911 revolution that ended imperial rule in China.
