which toppled the last chinese imperial dynasty. speaking in the great hall of the people in beijing, president xi jinping said he wants to see reunification occur under one country, two systems principle, similar to that of hong kong. translation: national reunification by peaceful means best serves the interest of the chinese nation as a whole. that includes our compatriots in taiwan. it is an internal matter for china and there should be no outside interference. the chinese president struck a softer tone in this latest statement. in the past, he has threatened to use force to bring taiwan under the control of beijing. at the beginning of the month, china mounted four days of large—scale exercises over the taiwan strait, involving almost 150 military aircraft includingjets, bombers