China's "reunification" with Taiwan is inevitable, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's address on Sunday (December 31), striking a stronger tone than he did last year with less than two weeks to go before the Chinese-claimed island elects a new leader.
Last year, Xi said only that people on either side of the strait are "members of one and the same family" and that he hoped people on both sides will work together to "jointly foster lasting prosperity of the Chinese nation."
China considers Taiwan to be its "sacred territory" and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under Chinese control, though Xi made no mention of military threats in his speech carried on state television.
Xi said that China will consolidate and enhance the positive trend of its economic recovery in 2024, and sustain long-term economic development with deeper reforms.
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