Xi says 'complete reunification' of Taiwan with China 'unswerving historical task' of Communist Party - Anadolu Ajansı

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that achieving the "complete reunification" of Taiwan with China remains an "unswerving historical task" of the Communist Party, calling on Chinese people worldwide to oppose Taiwan independence.

Xi made the remarks at a ceremony in Beijing marking the 160th birth anniversary of Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary leader who helped overthrow China's imperial monarchy in 1911, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency.

"Resolving the Taiwan question and achieving the complete reunification of the motherland is an unwavering historical mission of the Communist Party of China," Xi said.

He described reunification as a common aspiration of Chinese people and a necessary step toward national rejuvenation.

Xi urged people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Chinese communities overseas to oppose forces advocating Taiwan independence and work toward peaceful cross-Strait relations.

He said Sun had firmly defended national unity and opposed attempts to divide the country.

Sun, born in 1866, founded the Kuomintang (KMT), now an opposition party in Taiwan, and helped lead the 1911 Revolution that ended thousands of years of imperial rule in China. He died in 1925.

China considers Taiwan part of its territory, while Taipei rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims.

Beijing has repeatedly advocated peaceful reunification under its "one country, two systems" framework, which has found little support among Taiwan's major political parties.