Xi Jinping doesn't rule out use of military force to reunite with Taiwan

The Chinese (PRC) authorities reserve the right to take all necessary measures to resolve the Taiwan issue, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China, Report informs.

"We sincerely and strongly insist on the peaceful reunification, but we will never promise to renounce the use of force," Xi Jinping said.

He stressed that China's measures would not target the majority of Taiwanese.

In his speech, Xi Jinping also stressed that China had shown its determination to resist the separatist actions and provocations of external forces aimed at the independence of Taiwan.