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Chinese defense minister vows ‘fight to the end & at all costs’ over trade, Taiwan issues

1-6-2019 < RT 38 171 words
 

Published time: 2 Jun, 2019 01:15 Edited time: 2 Jun, 2019 01:19





Beijing is ready to fight to the end to protect its national interests both economically, amid the trade war with the US, and militarily, if any outside force dares to challenge One China policy and split Taiwan from the mainland.



The People’s Liberation Army will have no choice but to protect Taiwan at all costs should the US or any other outside force dare to split the island from the mainland, Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told the delegates of Shangri-La Dialogue security summit, a day after his American counterpart tried to muster international coalition against China’s growing might in the Indo-Pacific.


“China must be and will be reunited,” the defense chief stressed.



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