Will China invade Taiwan?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
China’s ruling Communist Party’s Congress begins on Sunday where Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term - effectively allowing him to stay in power for life. It comes at a time of heightened tension with the US over Taiwan. So what are Xi’s intentions?
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| 0:34.2 | This weekend, something big is happening in Beijing. |
| 0:39.0 | Drum roll, this is a big moment. |
| 0:40.6 | Yeah, it is. I mean, there's the worst kept secret, obviously. |
| 0:43.6 | The top of the agenda is going to be the anointment of Xi Jinping for a third consecutive term. |
| 0:49.0 | This will make him the only Chinese president who served more than two terms, |
| 0:52.8 | but from Mount Sedong. |
| 0:53.9 | And the world will be keeping a close eye on the Communist Party Congress that begins on Sunday. |
| 1:01.1 | It is the first Congress since some major geopolitical developments, |
| 1:05.6 | including the start of U.S.-China trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, |
| 1:11.8 | and the latest tension across the Taiwan Strait. |
| 1:18.6 | You couldn't have possibly missed the big story from Taiwan. |
| 1:21.6 | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island. |
| 1:24.4 | China responded with military drills. |
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