As Beijing rages over Taiwan, mood on China's streets muted

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brought cross-Strait tensions to their highest level in years and sparked an outpouring of nationalist zeal online, but the mood on the streets in mainland China is a little more circumspect.

s encircling the island while suspending cooperation with the United States on issues including climate change and defence.

But beyond the calls from more extreme citizens online - with some even calling for war - Beijingers told AFP they still pinned their hopes on a peaceful process. "Many Chinese hope for reunification with Taiwan. This is an idea that's been instilled since childhood and is seen as politically correct," Zhao added.

Beijing's leadership is keen to project stability and strength at home ahead of the Communist Party's 20th congress - at which Xi is expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term. Another Beijing resident who gave her name as Guo said she didn't"think this situation will change attitudes towards our top leadership" among the public.

But where criticism of the leadership is taking place, said Sacks, it is more often from those who believe China has not gone far enough in its spat over Taiwan.

 

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