{
  "id": 19603036,
  "title": "China's Xi says Taiwan 'reunification' must happen as history cannot be stopped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/chinas-xi-says-taiwan-reunification-must-happen-as-history-cannot-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T05:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261112/chinas-xi-says-taiwan-reunification-must-happen-as-history-cannot-be-stopped"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese President Xi Jinping declared on Thursday that the inevitable progression of history will lead to the reunification of Taiwan with mainland China, emphasizing that history cannot be halted. Taiwan's democratic governance, according to Beijing, is irrelevant as the island is viewed by China as its own territory. While China has consistently proposed a \"one country, two systems\" model of autonomy, no prominent Taiwanese political party supports this idea. Xi reiterated in his speech at Beijing's Great Hall of the People that the complete reunification of the motherland is an unwavering historical mission of China's Communist Party. In his address, Xi highlighted the 160th birthday of revolutionary hero Sun Yat-sen, who spearheaded the 1911 revolt that overthrew centuries of imperial rule. China maintains a commitment to peaceful reunification and its \"one country, two systems\" policy, expressing readiness to engage in dialogue with Taiwan based on respect for both nations' sovereignty.",
  "summary": "BEIJING — The tide of history cannot be stopped, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as he urged complete \"reunification\" of Taiwan with the motherland and pledged to do so peacefully, making no mention of the use of force. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite Taipei's strong rejection of that claim, and has repeatedly offered a \"one country, two…",
  "key_points": [
    "Beijing views Taiwan as its own territory, disregarding democratic governance.",
    "Xi reiterates one country, two systems model, no Taiwanese party supports autonomy."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Beijing's insistence on an inevitable reunification signals a refusal to acknowledge Taiwan's democratic governance, framing the territorial dispute as a non-negotiable historical mission for the Communist Party.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}