The strong man of Beijing was speaking Saturday on the occasion of the commemorations of the 110th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution, who overturned the last Chinese dynasty.
Le Monde with AFP
The commemoration of the revolution is one of the few events to unite China and Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping promised, Saturday, October 9, an inevitable “reunification” with Taiwan by “peaceful” means, while the island reports in recent days of a record number of military aircraft incursions of Beijing .
The strong man of Beijing was speaking on the occasion of the commemorations of the 110 anniversary of the 1911 revolution, who overthrew the last Chinese dynasty. The event marked Saturday in Communist China, will also celebrate the next day in Taiwan where Sun Yat-sen, the first and ephemeral Chinese president, is figured father of the nation.
The island of Taiwan, which enjoys a democratic system, is led by a power of its own since the victory of Communists on the continent in 1949. China, which considers this territory as one of its provinces, threatens to resort to force in the event of a formal proclamation of independence on the island.
“A purely internal affair to China”
In spite of their political and historical rivalry, Beijing as Taipei derive their legitimacy of the 1911 revolution. In the immense palace of the people in Beijing, with a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, Xi Jinping estimated:
“Realize the reunification of the homeland by peaceful means is in the general interest of the Chinese nation, including compatriots in Taiwan (…). The reunification of our country can be carried out and will be done.”
“The question of Taiwan is a purely internal affair to China,” he hammered, while Washington recognized Friday discreetly lead to the Taiwanese army for months. “No one should underestimate the strong determination (…) of the Chinese people to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” warned Mr. Xi.
The leader of the island, Tsai Ing-Wen, black beast of Communists for its independence vells, must also pronounce a speech on this occasion. “Those who betray the homeland and divide the country never end well,” launched Xi Jinping towards the Taiwanese independanceists.
The celebrations of the events of 1911 intervene in a context of tensions in the Strait of Taiwan, after the largest incursion in recent days of Chinese military aircraft in the island air defense identification area.