China's President Xi Jinping has issued a chilling invasion threat to Taiwan in a bombshell New Year's address to his country as fears over a possible World War 3 skyrocket.
He said in a speech televised by state broadcaster CCTV: "Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are bound by blood ties thicker than water, and the historical trend toward national reunification is unstoppable."
Taiwan is keeping its emergency maritime response centre running as it monitored Chinese naval manoeuvres, the coast guard said. The drills, dubbed Justice Mission 2025, involved China launching dozens of rockets towards Taiwan and deploying large numbers of warships and aircraft around the island, in a display of military strength that alarmed Western allies.
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