Beijing urged the US to “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs” and “harm China’s interests.”
China is “against to the end” if anyone attempts to “isolate” Taiwan from it, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on June 12. According to him, Beijing is committed to the idea of ”peaceful reunification” on the island, but considers- also considered “other options.”
These words were heard as a continuation of Wei Fenghe’s polemic with U.S. Department of Defense chief Lloyd Austin at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on June 10.
At the event, Austin assured his Chinese counterpart that Washington continues to adhere to the “One China” concept, according to which Taiwan is considered de jure part of the PRC. At the same time, however, the U.S. Secretary of Defense called China’s increased military activity off the coast of the island “unsafe and unprofessional.”
Wei Fenghe responded that China rejects “slander, accusations and even threats” from the United States. He urged the US to “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs” and “harm China’s interests.”
At the same time, however, China’s head of state announced the need for “stable” relations between China and the United States, which, according to him, “are critical to maintaining global peace.”
“Playing with fire” between China and the United States in Taiwan
Wei Fenghe warned that “those pushing Taiwan to declare independence in an attempt to divide China will surely end badly.” No one should underestimate the determination and ability of China’s military to defend the territorial integrity of their country, ”he said.
On May 23, US President Joe Biden promised military assistance to Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Will Biden go to war with China because of Taiwan?
The American leader warned that China was “playing with fire,” citing the growing number of Chinese warplane violations in Taiwan’s air defense zone and Chinese naval maneuvers near the island. True, after that, Biden made a reservation that the United States would not change its policy towards China and Taiwan.
In response, the National Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China (PLA) conducted another exercise near the borders of Taiwan on May 25. An official statement from the PLA’s Eastern Combat Command Zone states it was done to “ sanctify the United States. “
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