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Xi says Taiwan reunification will be realized; Taiwan rejects Beijing's model
Speech marking Sun Yat-sen's 160th birthday came as Taiwan reported 29 Chinese military aircraft on patrol.
The short version
- Xi Jinping said in a Beijing speech on Thursday that complete reunification with Taiwan must and will be realized.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council rejected the remarks, saying neither its government nor its people accept the one-country, two-systems model.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
- Taiwan's defense ministry reported detecting 29 Chinese military aircraft and warships on a joint combat readiness patrol around the island.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
- A Taiwan council spokesperson said the unification wording is not much different from the past, a qualification on how much the position has changed.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
Key facts
- Xi said in a speech at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday that complete reunification of the motherland must and will be realized.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
- The speech marked the 160th birthday of revolutionary figure Sun Yat-sen.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said neither the government nor the people of Taiwan could accept the one-country, two-systems model.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
- Taiwan's defense ministry said it detected 29 Chinese military aircraft carrying out a joint combat readiness patrol around Taiwan with warships, starting Thursday.[Al Jazeera]
- Council spokesperson Liang Wen-chieh said the wording on Taiwan unification is not much different from the past.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
What remains uncertain
- Whether the speech signals a shift in Beijing's Taiwan policy is unresolved, since the Taiwan council says the wording is not much different from the past.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
- The 29-aircraft figure is Taiwan's defense ministry's own detection report; the provided reporting does not independently verify the count.[Al Jazeera · Deutsche Welle]
Sources
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