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I'm Claire Graham and with the help of my BBC colleagues around the world,

I'll be trying to get a better understanding of the stories that matter to all of us.

Today Taiwan and China, what is Beijing's claim over Taipei and how far would it go for reunification?

In a speech in October 2021, China's president Xi Jinping vowed to fulfill his country's unification with Taiwan.

Tongyi Unification is the hope of all Chinese people.

If China can be unified, all Chinese will enjoy a happy life.

If China can't unify, everyone will suffer.

I'm joined today on the explanation by the BBC's correspondent in Taiwan, Cindy Su.

Hello, Cindy.

Hello.

Beijing sees the island of Taiwan as part of its territory.

Why is that?

The two sides were at one country at one point during the Qing Dynasty.

But the Qing Dynasty lost a war to Japan, the first Sino-Japanese war.

So Japan took Taiwan as a colony.

And after the end of the Sino-Japanese War in 1945,

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