China's Xi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stopped
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The tide of history cannot be stopped, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while urging peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan and making no mention of using force, though he still drew a firm rebuff from Taipei. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite Taipei’s strong rejection of that claim, and has repeatedly offered a “one country, two systems” model of autonomy not supported by any major Taiwanese political party. Resolving the Taiwan question is an “unwavering historical mission” of China’s Communist Party, Xi said in a speech in Beijing’s…
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- Nov 12, 5:19 AM UTCFirst reportChina's Xi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stoppednst.com.my ↗
- Nov 12, 6:04 AM UTC+44 minChinese President Xi Jinping says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stoppedchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 6:04 AM UTC · +44 min
- Nov 12, 6:45 AM UTC+1 hXi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stoppedthehindu.com ↗
- Nov 12, 9:10 AM UTC+4 hXi Jinping says Taiwan ‘reunification’ with China must happenaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:15 AM UTC+6 hXi Jinping calls for dialogue on Taiwan reunification with ‘people of vision’scmp.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:17 AM UTC+6 h· you’re reading thisChina's Xi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stoppeddawn.com ↗
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- Nov 12, 12:12 PM UTC+7 hXi Jinping says Taiwan’s ‘complete reunification’ with China will happenaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 12:34 PM UTC+7 hXi Jinping defende "reunificação" com Taiwanobservador.pt ↗
- Nov 12, 1:29 PM UTC+8 hChina's Xi Jinping renews calls for 'reunification' with Taiwandw.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Xi Thursday remarks on Taiwan reunification, with no conflicting facts.
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2h agoChina's Xi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stopped The tide of history cannot be stopped, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while urging peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan and making no mention of using force, though he still drew a firm rebuff from Taipei. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite Taipei’s strong rejection of that claim, and has repeatedly offered a “one country, two systems” model of autonomy not supported by any major Taiwanese political party. Resolving the Taiwan question is an “unwavering historical mission” of China’s Communist Party, Xi said in a speech in Beijing’s…
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