Senior Chinese official calls for 'resolutely' cracking on Taiwan

A senior Chinese official has called for "resolutely" cracking down on "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and opposing interference by external forces this year to safeguard peace and stability ⁠in the Taiwan Strait.



The ruling communist party's ⁠fourth-ranked leader Wang Huning made the remarks at the 2026 work conference on Taiwan affairs held in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday.



In his address to the annual ⁠meeting, Wang also urged support for "patriotic and unified forces" in Taiwan and said the government will facilitate and enhance people-to-people and grassroots exchanges across the Taiwan strait.



China claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the objection of the government ⁠in Taipei.



In recent years, Beijing has ramped up its military pressure against the island including holding of war games.



Beijing has repeatedly warned countries including ⁠the U.S. against meddling in Taiwan issue, which it said is its internal affair.