‘No one can stop me’: Despot Xi’s chilling New Year threat as he warns Chinese unification with Taiwan is ‘INEVITABLE’
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IN his New Year's address, China's President Xi Jinping issued a brutal warning to Taiwan as the nation continues its war games against the self-ruled province. President Xi is ringing in the New Year with talks of world peace and by piling on praise for his "best friend" Vladimir Putin.
![[Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a New Year message to ring in 2025 and has issued a warning to Taiwan]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ju-peng-xinhua-alamy-live-960754215.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
But, his standout message was a warning that no one can stop China's "reunification" with Taiwan. Bringing the self-goverened province back in line with mainland China has been a goal of Xi's for a long time and recent military activity has shown that China is ready to take it back by force.
![[China has continued to keep tensions high by launching wargames over the island throughout the year]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/eastern-theater-command-peoples-liberation-904299634.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
China has previously called the independence of Taiwan a futile effort and that annexation by Beijin is a "historical inevitability.". The President said: "The people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family. "No one can sever our family bonds, and no one can stop the historical trend of national reunification.".
Tensions in the region has been high espeically after the election of the island's latest president William Lai Ching-te in May who has been labelled a "separatist" by Beijing. Xi Jinping's military has increased its miiltary activity in the area over the past few years as a show of force.
![[China has repeatedly encircled Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in war games aimed at punishing the self-ruled island]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/shows-chinese-military-ship-unknown-904007257.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
This included encircling Taiwan's skies and waters in October - holding joint drills with its warships and fighter jets on a near-daily basis near the island. An aircraft carrier was emblazoned with a message warning Taiwan and separatist supporters: "We are prepared for battle.".
![[Taiwan Coast Guard personnel spots a Chinese Coast Guard ship sailing in the distance outside Taiwan’s territorial waters]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pointing-chinese-coast-guard-ship-940616944.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
