In light of the likelihood that President Xi Jinping will be elected to a third term at the Chinese Communist Party Congress this week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a warning on Monday that China is hastening its plan to annex Taiwan by force.

By shifting the strategy toward Taiwan, which China's Communist Party claims as its own but has never controlled, Antony Blinken charged President Xi Jinping for inciting great conflict, as per Daily Mail.

Xi Jinping: Taiwan is Important to China's Rejuvenation

Blinken claimed that Beijing was resolved to achieve reunification on a much faster pace and that China had fundamentally decided that the status quo was no longer acceptable, though he stated no specific timeframe or estimate.

The president stated that Taiwan is crucial to his goals for China's rejuvenation during his opening statement at the twice-decade party congress, which got underway on Sunday and in which President Xi Jinping is generally expected to gain a third term in office.

Xi Jinping declared that Beijing had resolutely resisted against separatism and counter-interference on Taiwan within the first few minutes of his address. He also spoke about safeguarding China's integrity and vital interests. During a group discussion with representatives from China's southern Guangxi province on Monday, Xi said: "All Chinese people should stick together as 'a piece of hard steel' under the leadership of the Communist Party of China."

China's president  said that for the big ship of national rejuvenation to sail over the wind and waves and achieve its objective, China's people must pull together with one thought, according to The Telegraph via MSN.

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China's Taiwan Invasion Plan

Meanwhile, Xi Jinping made the remarks in Beijing during his opening remarks to the Chinese Community Party Congress. Before 2,300 CPP delegates, who will later vote to give Xi an unprecedented third term as president of China and general secretary of the CCP, he gave a speech. The leader declared China's aspirations, vowing to bolster its armed forces and annex Taiwan.

The leader continued by announcing China's total sovereignty over Hong Kong, which for many years had been a haven of democracy because of its past as a British colony. Although there was originally fierce opposition from pro-democracy demonstrators, a Chinese crackdown and reformation of the city's leadership ultimately led to the city's incorporation within the CCP.

However, capturing Taiwan, which has operated as a self-governing democracy since separating from the mainland in 1949, presents Xi Jinping's administration with a considerably more difficult issue. Despite nominally not recognizing Taiwan's independence or sovereignty, the US and other Western nations still provide Taiwan with substantial economic and military support. The head of state demanded that China strengthen its armed forces and strategic deterrence capabilities.

Using House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's travel to Taiwan as justification, China has already conducted major military exercises in the area surrounding the island. For several weeks in August, Chinese forces gave the impression that they were attempting to invade the island, Fox News reported.

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