China puts increased economic pressure on Taiwan | DW News

President Xi Jinping has vowed to reunify mainland China with self-ruled Taiwan - adding to growing tensions between the two governments. Speaking to mark the 110th anniversary of China's 1911 revolution, President Xi said he wanted to return Taiwan to Chinese rule through peaceful means. President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan would not bow to pressure. China has been attempting to place the island under economic strain by increasing controls on exports.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took a strong stance against what Taipei sees as Chinese aggression on Sunday, saying in a speech that her country would "not bow to pressure" from Beijing. Tsai said she hoped for an easing of tensions, but that "we will continue to bolster our national defense and demonstrate our determination to defend ourselves in order to ensure that nobody can force Taiwan to take the path China has laid out for us... as it offers neither a free and democratic way of life for Taiwan, nor sovereignty for our 23 million people." The president's speech was to mark Taiwan's National Day, which celebrates the start of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising that ended China's Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China, whose government relocated to Taiwan as a result of the Chinese Civil War.

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Stay free Taiwan, Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 We know only too well about being oppressed..

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We need to make sure that Taiwan stays a free democracy!

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Slum Economist: “China puts economic pressure on Taiwan”
Real Economist: Taiwan earned $87 billion in trade surplus against CN and HK, the highest in the world last year.

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Daily Reminder: Taiwan is an Independent Country 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼

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Samsung saw the writing on the wall years ago, took the economic hit and is prospering now with limited exposure to the whims of the party.

[SiegfriedPretsch]

I stand behind Taiwan all of the time.

[chulopapi]

I guess that means Taiwan will do more business with US and other democratic countries

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Bless the Taiwanese God against Communist embargoes! 🙏🇹🇼

[arraikcruor]

Taiwan is an independent country.
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Taiwan is already an independent country!!!

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This is a distraction to stop people talking about evergrand failure

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All countries has to stand up with Taiwan 🇹🇼💪🇺🇸🇯🇵🇪🇺🇦🇺🇹🇼💪💪

[preethamrangaswamy]

Economic pressure.. like the one they put on Australia

[rippspeck]

Pretty weird that DW even uses terms such as "reunite". Playing right into Beijing's hands.

[keithyostin]

The title is: "China puts increased economic pressure on Taiwan" and what followed was countries putting economic pressure on China.

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Re-unification is not the right word, desire to annex is more apt.

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When I went to Taiwan thought I was in Japan. It's clean, developed, good food good sushi, it smells refreshing, and very developed but retains culture

[inesjoao]

THE RICH STAY RICH BY SPENDING LIKE THE POOR AND INVESTING WITHOUT STOPPING THEN THE POOR STAY POOR BY SPENDING LIKE THE RICH YET NOT INVESTING LIKE THE RICH.

[stevelam]

Welcome to the World emperor Xi Jing Ping, his 1st emperor speech is on Taiwan. His 2nd emperor speech is on ASEAN nations. His 3rd emperor speech will be on Japan's islands. His 4th will be on India's Himalaya region. His 5th will be on the artic. His 6th will be on Australia & New Zeeland. His 7th speech will be on U.S.A's pacific rim. His 8th speech will be on Russia Far East. His 9th will be on his doomsday.

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Taiwan will progress despite China pressure. China famous with imitation but Taiwan creates originality and good products.