Amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Friday leveled his threat against the self-ruled island, saying anyone who goes against Beijing’s demand to cede control of the island is “playing with fire”. Used to be.”
He mentioned the Taiwan issue at the end of a speech advocating China’s contribution to the global economy and the interests of developing countries. Qin highlighted the ‘Taiwan problem’ at the end of his speech in the financial hub of Shanghai. Compared to Chinese diplomats, Qin has commonly used terms employed in the past in international settings.
“Safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity is reprehensible,” Qin said. “The Taiwan issue is at the heart of China’s core interests,” he said. “We will never back down in the face of any actions that undermine China’s sovereignty and security.” Those who play with fire on the question of Taiwan will burn themselves.”
Such remarks are usually directed at the island’s democratically elected government under President Tsai Ing-wen and its most important ally, the United States.
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China considers Taiwan a part of its territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. Earlier in April, China conducted large-scale air and sea drills in the vicinity of Taiwan in retaliation for Tsai’s meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on April 5 in California. China said the exercise, simulating the encirclement of Taiwan, was intended as a “serious warning” to pro-independence politicians and their foreign supporters on the self-ruled island.
China has ramped up its military pressure and diplomatic isolation against Taiwan in recent years, sending fighter jets and navy ships toward the island on an almost daily basis.
While Taiwan maintains official diplomatic relations with just 13 sovereign states, it maintains strong ties with most major countries, including the US.
After former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August, it sent more military ships to the center line of the Taiwan Strait, an informal boundary that had been accepted for decades.
The rapid pace of military activity and increasingly warlike language have raised concerns about a potential conflict in one of the world’s most economically important regions.
Taiwan produces the world’s much-needed computer chips and the Taiwan Strait separating the island from mainland China is one of the world’s busiest waterways.
Taiwan will elect a new president and parliament in January in a move that has seen China overwhelmingly back the opposition Nationalist Party which favors political unification between the parties under yet-to-be-defined terms.
Taiwanese and US officials say China is using economic leverage and disinformation to downplay its military threats, but most Taiwanese answer surveys as de facto independence as the status quo.
(with AP input)
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