State-run television has been broadcasting television shows and films portraying Mao in his younger years following party doctrine, and leading it to victories such as the defeat of the Kuomintang, which was led by Chiang Kai-shek.
China’s Xi Jinping says Taiwan reunification will ‘surely’ happen as he marks Mao Zedong anniversary
- The Chinese president leads a ceremony honoring the former leader at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday
- Xi tells event to mark Mao’s 130th birthday that ‘complete reunification of our motherland is a righteous cause’
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Xi issues new Taiwan warning
Beijing will use “any means” to prevent the secession of Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, adding that the island’s reunification with the mainland is inevitable.
“We will resolutely prevent anyone from making Taiwan secede from China by any means,” Xi was quoted as saying.
Xi also described the “complete reunification” of China as “an inevitable trend”; both in the national interest and the desire of the people. He called for efforts to “promote the peaceful development” of relations with the island and further integrated development “in all fields.”
Beijing considers Taiwan sovereign Chinese territory and has warned that any attempts to declare it an independent state would mean war. Xi made that point clear to US President Joe Biden when they met in California last month, according to NBC News.
China would provide “plenty of space” for peaceful reunification with Taiwan, but will not tolerate any separatist moves by Taipei, the Chinese leader reportedly told Biden.
Taiwan is scheduled to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on January 13. Lai Ching-te from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) appears to be a clear favorite to win. He has described himself as a “worker for Taiwanese independence,” and accused Beijing of threatening the island with armed force.
In his speech on Tuesday, Xi made no reference to the Taiwanese elections or the use of force against the island.
- China ceded it to Japan following the latter’s invasion in 1895 and reclaimed it after Tokyo’s surrender to allied forces in 1945.
- When the Chinese nationalists lost the civil war to Mao’s Communists in 1949, they evacuated to the island with US help and proclaimed Taipei the capital of the Republic of China.
Xi Jinping Says Taiwan's Reunification With China is "Inevitable" as the Island Heads for Elections
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