China presses Global South leaders to support Taiwan 'reunification'

WASHINGTON -- When Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Malaysia last week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his country firmly supports China in "achieving national reunification."

Support for China's "reunification" with Taiwan was not a phrase that Anwar used when he met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in March 2023, at least according to the Chinese readout. But Anwar joins a list of Global South and other leaders who have recently mentioned "reunification" in their meetings with Li or President Xi Jinping -- a trend that has not gone unnoticed by Western analysts.