Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen says island’s future must be decided by its people

Tsai Ing-wen stressed Taiwan's democratic credentials in her new year speech [Taiwan Presidential Office via AP Photo]

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has stressed that the self-ruled island’s future and its relations with Beijing must be decided by its people after China’s leader Xi Jinping said “reunification” was inevitable.

Beijing claims Taiwan as its own and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its goal.