China’s Xi Jinping vows that Taiwan reunification is ‘unstoppable’ in New Year’s address

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to take Taiwan during his New Year’s Eve speech on Wednesday as he called reunification “unstoppable.”

As Beijing concluded its latest intense military drills around the democratic island, Xi issued a renewed warning that China will annex the country, using force if necessary.

“The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable,” Xi said in a speech televised by state broadcaster CCTV.

“Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are bound by blood ties thicker than water,” he added.

US intelligence has previously warned that China is likely to launch a military operation to annex Taiwan, which it views as part of its territory, within the decade.

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