BEIJING: The complete reunification of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan is an inevitable requirement for the rejuvenation of the country in the new era, according to a mainland official and Taiwan affairs experts.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed the significance of resolving the Taiwan question during his speech in Beijing on July 1 to celebrate the centenary of the Party’s founding.

“Resolving the Taiwan question and realising China’s complete reunification is a historic mission and an unshakable commitment of the CPC,” said Xi, who is also China’s president and chairman of the Central Military Commission.

Xi also expressed ardent expectations for all Chinese people, including compatriots on both sides of the Straits, to resolutely quash any attempt at “Taiwan independence” and jointly create a bright future for national rejuvenation.

Liu Jieyi, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that Xi declared in the speech the nation’s strong determination and ability to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Xi’s remarks issued a solemn warning to all forces trying to hinder the reunification, Liu said at a seminar on cross-Straits relations on July 29 in Nanning.

Liu called for a clear understanding of the harm caused by “Taiwan independence” efforts and attempts by foreign forces to interfere in the country’s internal affairs.

“When foreign forces play the ‘Taiwan card’, they just regard the island as a chess piece to damage the interests of the country and interfere with the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” he said.

It’s futile for “Taiwan independence” forces to be enemies of the Chinese mainland and resist the historical trend of rejuvenation, Liu added.

“No matter how the situation across the Straits changes, the time and tide for resolving the Taiwan question have always been on the side of advocating national reunification,” he said.

 - China Daily