China’s reunification is ‘unstoppable’, says Beijing’s top man on Taiwan affairs

Beijing has “firm determination, sufficient confidence and strong capability” to destroy any efforts by Taiwanese separatists, mainland China’s top political adviser and No. 4 official told a forum aimed at boosting exchanges with the island’s mainland-friendly camps.

“No matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, the fact that both sides belong to one China cannot be denied,” Wang Huning said in his opening speech at the annual Straits Forum on Saturday, held in the southeastern port city of Xiamen in Fujian province.

Wang is Beijing’s top man on Taiwan affairs and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body. He is also chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top advisory body.