Taiwan Rejects China's Peaceful Unification

0:00It's April 29th, you're listening to Global News today, AI-powered coverage from around the world. I'm Corey with The Story. China's pushing hard for Taiwan to join up peacefully, promising a massive economic boost from tapping into its huge market in Taiwan's text-marts. Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson says, reunification with spark new growth and stability for businesses there. Taiwan's economy is already on fire, though, leading the world in advanced semiconductors that fuel AI everywhere. It grew 8.68 percent last year. It's best in 15 years, and projections show 11.3 percent expansion in the first. Quarter President Lachinti shot that down quick, telling military leaders only Taiwan's people decide their future. Not Beijing. He warned that so-called peaceful unity would just bring endless headaches. China keeps up gray zone tactics daily, like sending planes and ships close to the island without full-on fights, while mixing in legal and info ops to shift the status quo.

1:02Beijing calls these moves totally legit. Taiwan rejects China's one country. Two systems offer outright, with no big parties on board, as tensions simmer across the