Beijing delivers double warning to US on Taiwan Strait tensions

China has doubled down on its Taiwan position, with a senior diplomat and military chief delivering separate warnings to the United States not to stir up tensions over the self-ruled island. The comments coincided with a visit to Taipei by a US senator.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the war in Ukraine should not be used to challenge Beijing’s sovereignty over Taiwan, while General Li Zuocheng, chief of the Central Military Commission’s joint staff department, said any infringement of China’s core interests should expect a counter-attack.