Beijing has pledged to use what it sees as its political and economic strengths to contain pro-independence forces in Taiwan, identifying it as a key task for the Communist Party’s centenary year.Wang Yang, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s top leadership body, told officials from the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office to work to promote cross-strait unity and respond quickly to the “grave and complicated” situation, according to a report by the party mouthpiece People’s Daily…

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