Xi Jinping says China will be “certainly reunited” in New Year’s speech

China “will certainly meet“, declared this Sunday the president Xi Jinping during his speech New Yearstate media reported.

“All Chinese on both coasts of the Strait of Taiwan They should be united by a common goal and share the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” Xi said, according to analysis of the speech broadcast by the official CCTV channel.

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During a mid-November meeting with the American president, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping already judgedinevitable” the reunification of Taiwan.

China considers Taiwan a province that has not yet managed to unite the rest of its territory since the end of the civil war in 1949.

Beijingwhich has not given up on conquering the island by force, has exerted strong military and economic pressure on Taiwan since 2016, when it came to power. Tsai Ing-wenof Democratic Progressive Party (PDP) which, according to Beijing, is committed to defending independence.

For TaipeiBeijing has increased military pressure in recent months around the island, ahead of January’s presidential elections.

On the other hand, at an economic level, Xi considered that the Chinese economy is “more resistant and more dynamic” what was.

Burdened by very expensive management of covid-19 crisisthe world’s second-largest economy barely managed to recover in 2023.

Even so, according to Xi Jinping, the Asian giant’s economy managed to weather the storm in the year that is about to end.

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However, record youth unemployment, a lack of consumer confidence and a persistent debt crisis in the key real estate sector have also hampered growth.

Manufacturing activity continued to contract in December, according to official data released on Sunday.

And despite some encouraging signs, such as 4.9% GDP growth in the third quarter (better than expected), Beijing may have difficulty achieving its annual growth target of around 5%, dwarfs more modest.

Source: Elcomercio

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