Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of condolences to President Ebrahim Raisi, saying he is “shocked to learn about serious terror attacks” in Iran's southeastern city of Kerman in which scores of people were kill.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that the reunification of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland is a “historical inevitability,” according to Reuters. Xi made the comments as the island prepares to hold contentious parliamentary and presidential elections.

Beijing will use “any means” to prevent the secession of Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, adding that the island’s reunification with the mainland is inevitable.