Taiwan rebuffs Xi's 'unification' vow, demands CCP stop 'coercion'

TAIPEI -- Taiwan on Sunday flatly rejected Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to take control of the island democracy, which he declared in his opening speech to the Communist Party Congress.

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council -- the top government body responsible for China affairs -- said the Chinese Communist Party's policy on Taiwan is misjudged and offers no new thinking.