Xi, China and Taiwan

Xi says China’s annexation of Taiwan can’t be stopped
Chinese President Xi Jinping in a New Year's address declared Taiwan and China to be one people and said no nation can stop China from annexing the island nation.
China’s Xi addresses economic challenges, threatens Taiwan in New Year speech
Chinese leader Xi Jinping used his New Year’s address Tuesday evening to project confidence about the country’s economic outlook and repeat threats about taking over Taiwan, as Beijing grapples with an ailing economy and the looming inauguration of a U.
Xi Jinping says no one can stop China’s reunification with Taiwan as they are one family
"The people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family," Mr Xi said in a speech televised on China's state broadcaster CCTV. “No one can sever our family bonds, and no one can stop the historical trend of national reunification.”
Taiwan is preparing more than just the military for a China invasion
Taiwan aims to involve a range of people, including taxi drivers and security guards, to respond to emergencies.
‘This might be the year’: China’s military targeting Taiwan
Sky News contributor Kel Richards breaks down the ongoing dispute between China and Taiwan.
Xi Jinping: 'No One Can Prevent' Taiwan's Eventual Unification With China - TaiwanPlus News
New Years address, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Taiwan and China are "one family," and that "no one can prevent" the unification of the motherland.The comments are similar to remarks made last year,

China, Taiwan and U.S. Defense

Will China Invade Taiwan in 2025?
China has claimed that the self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and has refused to renounce using force against it.
Taiwan president vows to boost the island’s defense budget as China threats rise
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats.
Taiwan president wants exchanges with China, sees lack of goodwill
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, ...
China hits Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing with export ban after US arms sales to Taiwan
Taiwan last month received a batch of 38 advanced Abrams battle tanks from the US in a significant boost to the island’s land ...
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For the Navy, all eyes will be on the China-Taiwan question: 2025 preview
This article is one of many in a series in which Breaking Defense reporters look back on the most significant (and ...
Is the US testing China's 'red lines' on Taiwan?
President Joe Biden is trying to strengthen Taiwan's defenses before he leaves the White House. The United States, said China ...
Taiwan’s Lai Vows to Show Determination to Fight as China Looms
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to keep increasing the island’s defense spending and display its resolve to fight, as ...
Taiwan reports first Chinese 'combat patrol' of the New Year
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out the first "combat patrol" ...