China will do whatever it takes to regain control of Taiwan, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.
"We make no promise to abandon the use of force, and retain the option of taking all necessary measures," said Xi, adding that unification is "inevitable" and that independence would only bring "hardship" to Taiwan.
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Taiwan and China have been ruled separately since 1949, when Nationalists loyal to Chiang Kai-shek lost to Mao Zedong's Communists.
The Nationalists established a democracy on the island of Taiwan and China has sought to regain control of it ever since.
The United States does not recognize Taiwan as an independent nation, but has chafed at China's efforts to control the territory.
As stated on the US State Department's official website, "maintaining strong, unofficial relations with Taiwan is a major US goal in line with the US desire to...More
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