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Taipei: Stating that a military confrontation between China and Taiwan is unlikely, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Beijing does not need to use force to achieve “reunification” of the self-governing country. Speaking to CNBC at the Russian Energy Week conference in Moscow on Wednesday, Mr Putin said China has been able to achieve national objectives by increasing economic capacity. “I think China doesn’t need to use force. China is a very powerful economy, and in terms of purchasing parity, China is now the number one economy in the world ahead of the United States,” the Russian president said. , according...
