South Korea's KOSPI index closed up 97.11 points, or 1.4%, at 7,051.63 on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

人民币兑美元中间价较上日调升35点至6.7769，中间价升值至2023年2月8日以来最高。

Sept 9 — At a routine press briefing, China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Chen Binhua said national reunification is an unstoppable historical trend and, for Taiwan residents, is not optional but mandatory. The remarks followed social-media posts by a Changhua Normal University associate professor proposing a one country, two systems Taiwan plan that sparked cross-Strait debate; Chen said Beijing welcomes more Taiwanese taking reunification seriously, discussing the plan’s specifics and offering suggestions.