Chinese President Xi Jinping said Taiwan's "reunification" with China was inevitable, declaring that "the tide of history cannot be stopped."
In a speech at an event marking the 160th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, Xi called the reunification an "unshakable historical task" and pledged to pursue it peacefully within the framework of "one country, two systems."
He urged opposition to Taiwan independence but did not mention military force, which Beijing has never ruled out.
Source: Reuters