China vowed on Wednesday it will “never compromise” on Taiwan and told the United States to stop providing military aid, days ahead of a crucial election on the self-ruled island.
China says Taiwan, which holds elections on Saturday, is part of its territory and has vowed to seize it one day.
In their first defence talks of the year, held at the Pentagon on Monday and Tuesday, Chinese officials demanded that Washington “stop arming Taiwan, and oppose Taiwan’s ‘independence’”, according to a Chinese defence ministry readout. The officials said Beijing would “never compromise or back down” on the territory’s status, the readout said on Wednesday.—AFP
