the Threat was voiced in a speech on Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the countries ‘ thawed relations, writes the BBC. China and Taiwan have been separated since 1949 when the communists won the civil war over the nationalists in the Kuomintang and took power on the mainland. Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek in the lead, fled to Taiwan.
the two countries have been military provocations and harsh words from both sides.
Both countries claim to be the real China, the people’s Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). The latter is also self-sufficient and have their own government.
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China’s president Xi Jinping. Photo: Mark Schiffelbein/AFP
the Regime in Beijing would, however, not to recognise Taiwan as a sovereign state, but has continually stated that it is a chinese province that must be reunited with the mainland. Something that Xi Jinping reiterated in his speech.
He said that both countries were part of the same chinese family and Taiwan’s independence was ”a dead end”, writes the BBC. Xi Jinping pointed out that Beijing will never tolerate any form of activities that promote Taiwan’s independence, and that relations with Taiwan were part of China’s domestic policies and that ”foreign interference is unacceptable”.
also, China will not hesitate to take to violence against outside forces or domestic activists can disrupt a peaceful reunification.
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