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
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because i really believe people in xinjiang of so many different ethnic groups, they benefit from stability and development and their living standards are improving and they do not buy all these fabrications about the bad situation in xinjiang. why? because they are not true. that s the fundamental point about xinjiang. now, when we get to hong kong, you have said to me that everybody who faces any sort of government action and repressive action in hong kong is a supporter of independence and the hong kong republic. that patently is not true. there are many activists who simply want the one country, two systems principle to be recognised, and they believe that the national security law imposed from beijing fundamentally undermines that system. i m mindful, for example, ofjimmy lai, the pro democracy activist, but also the editor of the newspaper apple daily that s
two systems principle to be recognised, and they believe that the national security law imposed from beijing fundamentally undermines that system. i m mindful, for example, ofjimmy lai, the pro democracy activist, but also the editor of the newspaper apple daily that s effectively been forced out of action because of repression from the hong kong authorities backed by beijing. can you not see that, again, this undermines any claim china has to respect human rights and freedom of expression? stephen, apple daily was calling for united states government to penalise hong kong, to take away many rights of the people of hong kong from the hong kong sar government. whatever apple daily did
i will go to xinjiang next month. i will be very proud in hopefully reporting to your bbc colleagues about what i see with my own eyes, with my own conscience about the realities in xinjiang, because i really believe people in xinjiang of so many different ethnic groups, they benefit from stability and development and their living standards are improving and they do not buy all these fabrications about the bad situation in xinjiang. why? because they are not true. that s the fundamental point about xinjiang. now, when we get to hong kong, you have said to me that everybody who faces any sort of government action and repressive action in hong kong is a supporter of independence and the hong kong republic. that patently is not true. there are many activists who simply want the one country, two systems principle to be