China and Taiwan are destined for 'reunification', Xi tells former president

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Ma left office eight years ago but still holds some social and political influence, and has remained a visible public figure.
54% : General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013 Xi Jinping has met the former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou, in what analysts said was an attempt to promote peaceful unification as the only alternative to military annexation of Taiwan.
47% : In the interim he has presided over a massive campaign of political, economic and cognitive warfare, and near-daily military intimidation, in order to persuade Taiwan to accept Chinese rule.
43% : Amanda Hsiao, a senior China analyst with the International Crisis Group, said Beijing was trying to put on a friendlier face but also probably trying to undermine the ruling party and incoming government, just weeks out from the presidential inauguration of Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing despises.

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