Thursday, October 25, 2018

Chinese Defense Minister: Military Will Act 'At Any Cost' To Prevent Taiwan Split

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe salutes after addressing the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Al Jazeera: China vows to defend Taiwan, South China Sea 'at any price'

Attempt to separate Taiwan from China and Chinese armed forces will 'take resolute action', warns defence minister.

China vowed it will never give up an inch of its territory - whether it's the self-ruled island of Taiwan it claims as its own or in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.

China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe made the remarks on Thursday at the opening of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, which China styles as its answer to the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in the wealthy city-state of Singapore.

"If someone tries to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese armed forces will take action at any price," Wei warned.

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More News On China's Defense Minister Declaring That The Military Will Act 'At Any Cost' To Prevent Taiwan Split

China says military will act 'at any cost' to prevent Taiwan split -- Reuters
China army to do 'whatever it takes' to retain Taiwan -- AFP
China will never give up an inch of territory, defense minister says -- CNBC/Reuters
China says army will act "at any cost" to prevent Taiwan split -- Sydney Morning Herald
China Calls Any Challenge on Taiwan ‘Extremely Dangerous’ -- Bloomberg
'Armed Forces Will Take Action': Beijing Warns of Taiwan Secession Attempts -- Sputnik

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

But I don't understand. Obama made that pivot to Asia - isn't everything all good now?

Anonymous said...

The pivot was a PR stunt to raise poll numbers for a 3 months period.