Chinese military will resolutely smash any act to split Taiwan from China even at the cost of war

The Chinese military will resolutely smash any act to split Taiwan from China even at the cost of war, China's defense minister told his US counterpart on Friday.

State Councilor and Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe reiterated China's firm stance on Taiwan while meeting with United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, according to Wu Qian, a spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense.

Wei stressed that the People's Liberation Army will relentlessly safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and if anyone dares to separate Taiwan from the motherland, the Chinese military will definitely smash such attempts at any cost, even by going to war.

He said the US' recent announcement on arms sales to Taiwan had severely violated the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, seriously damaged China's sovereignty and security, and gravely jeopardized China-US relations as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. Therefore, China expresses strong indignation and opposition.

On Wednesday, the US announced its latest arms sale to Taiwan－$120 million worth of spare ship parts and other equipment, the fourth arms package to #taiwan approved under US President Joe Biden.

Wei stressed to Austin that there is only one China and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. The one-China principle is the political foundation of the China-US relationship and attempts to play the "Taiwan card" to contain China will be in vain, he said.

The meeting between Wei and Austin was the first time the two top defense officials talked in person. Wei has been in Singapore since Wednesday to attend the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue and visit the Southeast Asian nation.

During the meeting, Wei also told Austin that the US must adopt a rational perspective toward China's development. Moreover, in order to achieve a good China-US relationship, the US should not demonize or contain China, nor should it interfere in China's domestic affairs or jeopardize China's interests.
[China.org.cn]
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The American and Chinese defense ministers have held their first face-to-face talks in Singapore. Beijing has said that it will not hesitate to start a war if Taiwan declares independence, he further added that ' if anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army won't hesitate to start a war.'
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