Beijing will 'not hesitate to start a war' if Taiwan declares independence, China's defence minister Wei Fenghe warns his US counterpart Lloyd Austin
Chinese defence minister warned his US counterpart that"if anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost".
The warning from Wei Fenghe came on Friday as he held his first face-to-face meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore. He "stressed that Taiwan is China's Taiwan... Using Taiwan to contain China will never prevail", the ministry said.
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