China 'will take all necessary measures': Xi Jinping warns Taiwan

The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, opened a key Communist party summit with a speech warning Taiwan that the 'wheels of history' are turning towards Beijing taking control of the island.

He denounced 'foreign interference' for exacerbating tensions, following the US's increasingly explicit support for Taipei. 'The Taiwan issue is China's own problem to solve,' Xi told the 20th Communist party congress.