On Friday, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang stated both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China and that China should maintain its sovereignty.
Qin discussed debt, the global economy, and Taiwan at the Shanghai Lanting Forum.
“Recently there has been absurd rhetoric accusing China of upending the status quo, disrupting peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” Qin added. “The logic is absurd and the conclusion dangerous.”
He said, “Fair-minded people can see who is engaged in hegemonic bullying and high-minded practices.”
“It is not the Chinese mainland, but the Taiwan independence separatist forces and a handful of countries attempting to disrupt the status quo,” Qin added. “Taiwanese fireplayers will burn.”
After Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, returned from Los Angeles with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, China conducted military drills surrounding the self-ruled island.
Beijing claims democratically administered Taiwan as its territory and constantly denounces high-level Taiwanese-foreign interactions.
