China's foreign ministry said it had "lodged solemn representations with the US side" over Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's comments. - AP
BEIJING: China on Sunday (June 1) warned the United States it "should not play with fire" over Taiwan and said it had lodged "representations" with Washington over comments made by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth at a summit in Singapore.
The US secretary of defence used his speech at an annual security forum on Saturday to warn that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia.
