Beijing is prepared to take military action to prevent any attempt to separate Taiwan from the mainland, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has said.
According to Reuters and other news agencies, Wei also said on Thursday: “The Taiwan issue is related to China’s sovereignty and touches upon China’s core interests … on this issue, it is extremely dangerous to challenge China’s bottom line.”
That line would be if Taiwan, now known officially as the Republic of China, declared itself as the Republic of Taiwan.
Beijing’s relations with Taipei have been particularly strained since the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, came to power in 2016.
Wei’s warning came three days after the United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait, the latest of gestures made by Washington in support of Taiwan, a democracy with an elected legislature and government.
Wei also touched on the situation in the South China Sea, where China’s claims are disputed by several neighboring countries. Wei said China opposes displays of strength and “provocations” from countries outside the region under the “pretense” of protecting freedom of flight and navigation.
The US routinely sends warships and military aircraft to the South China Sea to protect what it calls freedom of navigation in international waters.
If China were to try to take over Taiwan, it is likely, according to some sinologists, to be in 2021, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party of China.
Andrew Whyte
As I said, we hate to have to fire on our own people, even military, but, if the country’s interest is at stake, well, then we’re just going to look at it as if a necessary evil because the country’s interest is its core interest and one core interest has to be first and foremost — interests that OVERRIDE all matters of national importance.
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Yashad Rizvi
***Pakistan part of India***
How’s about if I reemphasize it, in this manner, Yashy: India part of Pakistan.
Ok. Shoot, Man!
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Yashad Rizvi
***Pakistan part of India***
How’s about if I reemphasize it, in this manner, Yashy: India part of Pakistan.
Ok. Shoot, Man!
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Bhutan:
You wish. The road building continues. Only differene: Indian presses were told not to carry the event any further. Further confrontations would have given the Chinese the very excuse to push forward their grievances of what’s Arunachal…
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Bhutan:
You wish. The road building continues. Only differene: Indian presses were told not to carry the event any further. Further confrontations would have given the Chinese the very excuse to push forward their grievances of what’s Arunachal…
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Well…. the lady is actualy quite concern about the politics taking place, which is trending towards “Chinese nationalism”, hence restricting all tourism from the mainland fearing a cultural takeover of the Island by strong nationalism sentiments.
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Well…. the lady is actualy quite concern about the politics taking place, which is trending towards “Chinese nationalism”, hence restricting all tourism from the mainland fearing a cultural takeover of the Island by strong nationalism sentiments.
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Here is a story about bullying. https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-01/satellite-images-expose-chinas-network-of-re-education-camps/10432924?pfmredir=sm
Here is a story about bullying. https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-01/satellite-images-expose-chinas-network-of-re-education-camps/10432924?pfmredir=sm
Flora de los Sinensis in your dreams bro ……….the dog wags the tail, the tail is not entittled to that privilage. plus we prefer the partition, it was like the garbage took itself out.
Taiwanese prefer larger US weapons
Taiwanese prefer larger US weapons
Flora de los Sinensis Seems like you are well acquainted with mrs hand and her 5 daughters
Flora de los Sinensis Seems like you are well acquainted with mrs hand and her 5 daughters
Flora de los Sinensis Above you show your inadequacies… that tubby xi wont solve !
Flora de los Sinensis Above you show your inadequacies… that tubby xi wont solve !