Beijing Alert: Supporting Taiwan’s independence ends on military conflict with the United States.
Ambassador in Washington in a sharp warning to the United States about supporting the independence of Taiwan, the continuation of such a policy can lead to military conflict with this country.
Beijing’s ambassador to Washington, Qing Gang, described the Taiwan issue as the most important dangerous situation between China and the United States that could lead to violence.
Gang said in a radio interview on Friday that if the United States continued to support Taiwan’s independence, it could lead to a military confrontation between Washington and Beijing.
“Let me emphasize this,” he was quoted as saying by Reuters. “The Taiwan issue is the biggest dangerous situation between China and the United States.”
“If Taiwanese officials, emboldened by the United States, continue to pursue independence, they will most likely engage China and the United States in a military confrontation,” the Chinese diplomat said.
Asked by Reuters to comment on the Chinese ambassador’s remarks, the Pentagon said Washington was committed to the “one China” policy and its obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act.
Under this long-standing policy, Washington formally recognizes Beijing over Taipei, while the law requires the United States to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.
Earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Taiwan was part of the country, warning that supporting separatists in Taiwan would come at an unbearable cost to the United States. (More details)
Beijing considers Taiwan a part of China, and considers US moves and arms sales to Taiwan a violation of its sovereignty and contrary to the “one China” policy. However, the United States is effectively supporting the island by sending ships to the Strait of Taiwan and providing military assistance to Taiwan, and Beijing has repeatedly objected to this. However, UN member states, including the United States itself, do not recognize Taiwan as an independent state.
President Joe Biden’s administration has pursued the Trump administration’s policies toward China since taking office, and Biden recently signed into the hundreds of billions of dollars in US military budget bill, much of which is to oppose and support China. Allocated from Taiwan.
