China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of a security conference in Moscow on August 15. CNN —

China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia.

Speaking at the Moscow Conference on International Security, Li said attempts to “use Taiwan to contain China,” would “surely end in failure,” according to state-run news agency Xinhua.Li’s comments echoed previous statements by Chinese officials but the location of his speech […]

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