Posted 12/31/2023, 1:50:47 PM
Xi Reasserts China's Claim Over Taiwan, Warning of Potential War
- Xi says China will "surely be reunified" with Taiwan, renewing threats to take over the self-ruled island
- Taiwan split from China in 1949, but Beijing continues to view it as Chinese territory
- China describes Taiwan's upcoming elections as a choice between war and peace
- China calls vice president candidate William Lai a "destroyer of peace" and "instigator of a potential dangerous war"
- Lai defends Taiwan's right to rule itself as a democracy, says Taiwan is not subordinate to China