China’s Xi calls for ‘peaceful’ reunification with Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Pic/AFP

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.

Speaking at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, he said, "Reunification of the nation must be realised," he vowed. 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.

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