China “will surely be reunited“, declared this Sunday the president Xi Jinping during his speech New Yearstate media reported.
“All the 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 the review of the speech broadcast by the official channel CCTV.
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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 as a province that has not yet managed to unite the rest of its territory since the civil war ended 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 the 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 election.
On the other hand, on the economic level, Xi considered that the Chinese economy is “more resistant and more dynamic” what was.
Burdened by very expensive management of the covid-19 crisisthe world’s second largest economy barely managed to rebound in 2023.
Even so, according to Xi Jinping, the Asian giant’s economy managed to master the storm in the year that is about to end.
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However, record-breaking youth unemployment, a lack of consumer confidence and a persistent debt crisis in the key real estate sector also undermined growth.
Manufacturing activity continued to contract in December, according to official data released Sunday.
And, despite some encouraging signs, such as 4.9% GDP growth in the third quarter (better than expected), Beijing could find it difficult to achieve its annual growth target of around 5%, the most modest dwarves.
