China VP warns at UN of ‘strong will’ on Taiwan

SpaceWar.com reports: “China warned Thursday at the United Nations not to underestimate its ‘strong will’ on Taiwan, while saying Beijing preferred peaceful means to take the self-governing democracy.

Addressing the General Assembly, Vice President Han Zheng repeated Beijing’s stance that Taiwan — around which the communist mainland has staged repeated military exercises — constitutes an ‘inalienable part’ of China.

‘No one should ever underestimate the firm resolve, strong will and the power of the Chinese people to safeguard their sovereignty and territorial integrity,’ he said.

‘Realizing China’s complete reunification is a shared aspiration of all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation,’ he said.

‘We will continue to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort.’

Nearly all countries recognize Beijing rather than Taipei but the United States has a strong unofficial relationship with Taiwan, to which it provides weapons to ensure its self-defense…”

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