World News Desk, AnyTV, Beijing
Published by: Shiv Sharan Shukla
Updated Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:37 PM IST
Summary
China has expressed displeasure over the arrival of US officials in Taiwan. China has also given a stern warning to America regarding this. China has said that if America supports Taiwan for Taiwan’s independence, then it may have to pay a big price.
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According to information quoting Taiwanese media, a five-member delegation led by Mike Admiral Mullen, former US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was welcomed by Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.
China has intensified its military preparations in the last few months. It has sent hundreds of its jets to Taiwan’s air defense sector. Taiwan and US officials say China’s threat of forcible occupation of Taiwan after Russia’s attack on Ukraine has drawn world attention.
Earlier, China’s ambassador to the US had warned that the possibility of war between the two countries could not be ruled out if Washington continued to support Taiwan’s aspiration for independence.
The US had warned China amid the growing threat of a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The US had warned China not to take advantage of this opportunity to increase its interference in Taiwan. America has already laid siege to China. The US had deployed two nuclear-armed warships, one in the sea of the Philippines and the other in Yokosuka, Japan. Through this, he has given a strong message to China that he should stay away from Taiwan.
Significantly, China considers Taiwan as its province. Whereas Taiwan has been independent for the past several decades. There is a democratic nation and the government elected by the people works. The Chinese ambassador to the US had said that if the US continues to provoke Taiwanese officials and there are protests for independence in the streets, then there may be a war between the two countries.