Xi Jinping renewed threats to Taiwan: what the leader of China said in his New Year address.

According to ТСН: China's head Xi Jinping, in his New Year address broadcast by state media, reiterated threats against Taiwan, which he considers part of his country.

“We, Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, are united by blood and kinship,” he said. “The reunification of our homeland is historically inevitable, and no one can prevent it.”

This week, China also began the largest military exercises around the island in its history.

Why is there a conflict between Taiwan and China

Taiwan is governed by the partially recognized Republic of China. The People's Republic of China considers it part of its administrative structure.

In 1949, after losing the Civil War to Mao Zedong's forces, the leader of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, fled to Taiwan with his party, administration, and parliament.

In 1971, the Republic of China ceded its seat in the United Nations to the People's Republic of China, after which most countries in the world began to recognize the jurisdiction of the communist-led PRC over mainland China and Taiwan.

Conflicts between the PRC and the Republic of China have regularly escalated into armed clashes. Official Beijing considers Taiwan's government to be separatists, while Taipei does not recognize the authority of the Communist Party and claims to restore control over all of China. However, in recent decades, Taiwan has not pursued such goals, trying to maintain its sovereignty.

For a better understanding of the situation, one might draw an analogy: if the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic had maintained control over at least part of Ukraine during the liberation struggles of 1917-1921, relations between it and the Ukrainian SSR might have been similar to those that exist between the PRC and Taiwan.

It was previously reported that China is sending its troops to the front in Ukraine to study modern military realities and gain combat experience, preparing for a possible invasion of Taiwan.

Currently, tensions between China and Taiwan remain high as China continues to demonstrate military strength in the region. This situation concerns not only the Taiwanese themselves but also the international community, as a potential escalation of the conflict could lead to serious consequences for security in Asia and the world as a whole. Observers believe that China's further actions could be decisive for Taiwan's future.