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Beijing's apical diplomat Wang Yi warned the United States connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) against "plotting" connected Taiwan, saying it could pb to a "confrontation" with China.
Speaking astatine the Munich Security Conference successful Germany, Foreign Minister Wang said that successful the future, the United States could follow a China argumentation that involves "instigating and plotting to divided China done Taiwan, crossing China's reddish line".
"This could precise apt pb to a confrontation betwixt China and the United States," helium said.
He added that helium hoped Washington would prosecute a "positive and pragmatic" approach, "but we are besides prepared to woody with assorted risks".
China claims self-ruled Taiwan arsenic its ain territory and has not ruled retired the usage of unit to bring it nether its control.
The United States has agelong been the antiauthoritarian island's astir important backer and biggest arms provider, and Taiwan would beryllium heavy reliant connected U.S. enactment successful a imaginable struggle with China.
During his Saturday (February 14, 2026) comments, Mr. Wang besides weighed successful connected Beijing's existent narration with Tokyo, which has been nether dense strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took bureau successful October.
"The Japanese radical should nary longer let themselves to beryllium manipulated oregon deceived by those far-right forces, oregon by those who question to revive militarism," Mr. Wang said.
"All peace-loving countries should nonstop a wide informing to Japan: if it chooses to locomotion backmost connected this path, it volition lone beryllium heading toward self-destruction."
