China Again Touts Benefits of Union With Taiwan, Taipei Rebuffs

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaking with journalists at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei. Photo by YU CHEN CHENG / AFP
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaking with journalists at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei. Photo by YU CHEN CHENG / AFP

Taiwan’s economy would gain see unprecedented opportunities if it unites with China, Beijing said on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign to persuade Taipei to accept its rule, which President Lai Ching-te’s government has repeatedly rejected.

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its territory, has since late last year attempted to convince the island of the benefits of a “peaceful reunification,” though Beijing has also refused to renounce the use of force.

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