Singapore: Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on Sunday accused the US of being a “bully” and “hijacking” countries around the region, and said Beijing would “fight to the very end” to stop Taiwanese independence.
He made the remarks while addressing the ongoing 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier defence summit.
On a question regarding Taiwan, Wei said that “Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan question is China’s internal affair”, reports Xinhua news agency.
“China will definitely realise its reunification.” Also Read For Taiwan, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine feels far away Those who pursue “Taiwan independence in an attempt to split China will definitely come to no good end, and foreign interference is doomed to failure”, he said.
“If anyone dares to secede Taiwan from China, we will not hesitate to fight, we will fight at all costs,” Wei added.
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