Xi Jinping says ‘We Are Family’By John Robert JamiesonIn 1979, US band Sister Sledge sang We Are Family. “When every small family is warm and thriving, China as the big family will prosper,” Xi said. Are they in the family to which Xi is referring? Has Taiwanese identity really solved the Chinese family conundrum? If Taiwanese are Chinese, then their small, striving families could be easily welcomed back into the big family.

Source: Taipei Times January 10, 2026 16:10 UTC