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Taiwan Rejects Xi’s Claim That ‘Reunification’ Is Inevitable

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Taiwan and China have traded statements after Chinese President Xi Jinping said cross-strait “reunification” was “inevitable” amid celebrations of Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China. The Republic of China is Taiwan's official name. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council rejected Beijing’s interpretation of Sun’s legacy, saying Xi’s comments offered nothing new.

Taipei Rejects 'Unification' Rhetoric

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Taiwan and China are in a battle of words following Chinese President Xi Jinping's comments on so-called "re-unification."

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Xi made his comments as part of Beijing's commemoration of Sun Yat-sen, who founded the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name. Beijing considers Sun a forebear of the later Communist Revolution. Xi said that unification was "inevitable," and that Beijing would be willing to hold discussions with Taipei under what it calls the "one China" principle. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, which oversees relations with China, said Beijing did not align with Sun's legacy and that Xi's comments were nothing new.