Hong Kong (CNN) Xi Jinping began his second term as China's president with a blunt warning for Taiwan, an island it views as a breakaway province. But Xi now has the option to serve as president for life , meaning he can execute strategies that last decades rather than years. Chinese President Xi Jinping was sworn in Saturday for his second term as President. In 2017, China's military budget was three times higher than Taiwan's. China's military has "established a clear superiority," said Zhang, the political science professor, however he said Taiwan could still make a military conflict very costly to Beijing.

Source: CNN March 20, 2018 04:52 UTC