Xi also warned of foreign interference in Taiwan. Noël Celis AFP
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 9:06 am
“Taiwan’s independence is the biggest obstacle to homeland reunification and a grave hidden danger,” Xi warned.
A large portrait of Sun Yat-sen, a Western-trained physician who led the 1911 revolution that toppled the Qing Empire, dominated the scene as Xi spoke.
Sun founded the Republic of China, which remains the official name of Taiwan, where defeated nationalists fled after Mao Zedong’s communist forces won the Chinese Civil War in 1949 and established the People’s Republic.
“The full reunification of our country will be and can be achieved,” Xi said.
He also warned of foreign interference in Taiwan after a Pentagon official confirmed that US special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months.
“The Taiwan issue is purely an internal Chinese affair and does job function email database not allow any outside interference,” he said.
Beijing has stepped up pressure on Taipei since the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen, who considers the island “already independent”.
Tsai is due to speak Sunday at an event commemorating the 1911 revolution, one of the few events that unites China and Taiwan.
Taiwan’s defense minister said on Wednesday that military tensions with China were at their highest in four decades, after around 150 Chinese fighter jets – a record number – made inroads into the air defense zone of Taiwan in recent days.
A large portrait of Sun Yat-sen, a Western-trained physician who led the 1911 revolution that toppled the Qing Empire, dominated the scene as Xi spoke.
Sun founded the Republic of China, which remains the official name of Taiwan, where defeated nationalists fled after Mao Zedong’s communist forces won the Chinese Civil War in 1949 and established the People’s Republic.
“The full reunification of our country will be and can be achieved,” Xi said.
He also warned of foreign interference in Taiwan after a Pentagon official confirmed that US special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months.
“The Taiwan issue is purely an internal Chinese affair and does job function email database not allow any outside interference,” he said.
Beijing has stepped up pressure on Taipei since the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen, who considers the island “already independent”.
Tsai is due to speak Sunday at an event commemorating the 1911 revolution, one of the few events that unites China and Taiwan.
Taiwan’s defense minister said on Wednesday that military tensions with China were at their highest in four decades, after around 150 Chinese fighter jets – a record number – made inroads into the air defense zone of Taiwan in recent days.