No one can prevent China’s reunification with Taiwan: Xi Jinping
China's President Xi Jinping waves after introducing the members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 23, 2022. (AFP Photo)
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that no one can prevent China’s reunification with Taiwan, according to state media.
“We Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same family. No one can ever sever the bond of kinship between us,” Xi said in his 2025 New Year message, Xinhua News Agency reported.
“No one can block the historical momentum of the reunification of the motherland,” he added.
Xi’s remarks come amid rising tensions over Taiwan. Since Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te took office in May, Beijing has conducted three major military drills, including blockades of the island, while Taiwan has held “tabletop exercises” to enhance emergency readiness.
China considers Taiwan a “breakaway province,” while Taipei has maintained its independence since 1949. The issue remains a key flashpoint as Donald Trump prepares to take office as U.S. president on Jan. 20.
