US EditionChina Warns US ‘Must Never Play with Fire’ on Taiwan in Rebuke of Hegseth Speech
- On Sunday, China cautioned the United States against provoking tensions over Taiwan in response to Pete Hegseth's comments at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
- Hegseth accused China of actively readying itself to employ military action to shift the power dynamics in the Indo-Pacific, labeling China as a threat—a characterization that elicited a strong condemnation from Beijing.
- China stated Taiwan is entirely its internal affair, condemned Hegseth's remarks as provocative attempts to sow discord, and said the US should not use Taiwan as leverage.
- Hegseth highlighted a serious and possibly near-term risk posed by China, urging allies in the Asia-Pacific to boost their defense budgets as regional tensions escalate.
- China lodged formal protests with the US, urged adherence to the one-China principle, and called for halting US support for Taiwan independence to maintain regional peace.
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China warns US ‘must never play with fire’ on Taiwan in rebuke of Hegseth speech
China blasted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s speech at a defense forum in Singapore over the weekend, accusing him of trying “to sow discord” after he warned of a potentially “imminent” threat to Taiwan. In a statement on Sunday, the…
China’s Embassy in Singapore condemned a speech by Hegseth, in which he pointed out the Asian giant to prepare for the “use of force” to “control Asia”
China warned the U.S. this Sunday that it “should not play with fire” in relation to Taiwan, in response to statements by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who accused Beijing of preparing a “imminent” invasion of the island and attempting to alter the regional balance in Asia. “The Taiwan affair is purely internal to China. No foreign country has the right to interfere,” said the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman in a statement issued aft…
Beijing. China warned Washington that it “should not play with fire” on Taiwan, in reaction to a speech by the U.S. Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, during the defense forum held in Singapore. Hegseth assured the Allies in the Indo-Pacific that the U.S. will not leave them alone in the face of “the growing military and economic pressure of Beijing” and insisted that they should contribute more to their own defense. “We’re not going to sweeten it…
CHINA WARNS US NOT TO ‘PLAY WITH FIRE’ OVER TAIWAN
Mon 02 June 2025: Beijing says the US is touting Cold War mentality after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls China a threat to the region. China has warned the United States against “playing with fire” over Taiwan in response to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling the Asian power a “threat to the region” at […]
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