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Xi says Taiwan "reunification" must happen as 29 Chinese military aircraft patrol around the island
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday in Beijing's Great Hall of the People that "the complete reunification of the motherland must be realised, and it will certainly be realised," calling the Taiwan question an "unwavering historical mission" of the Communist Party and making no mention of force, Reuters reported via CNA. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said neither its government nor its people could accept "one country, two systems," and Taiwan's defense ministry said it detected 29 Chinese military aircraft on a "joint combat readiness patrol" around the island starting Thursday. The speech comes a week before the APEC summit in Shenzhen, where Xi is due to meet President Trump again.
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- CNA (Reuters)Chinese President Xi Jinping says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stopped