China warns the United States: “Those who play with fire can get burned!”

China warned the United States on Monday following statements by President Joe Biden that Washington would defend Taiwan should China attempt to seize it, as reported by the official Xinhua news agency. Beijing asserted that the United States is “playing with fire.”

The United States is “playing with fire,” Beijing warned Monday, following statements by President Joe Biden that Washington would defend Taiwan should China attempt to seize it, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The United States is “using the ‘Taiwan card’ to contain China and will get burned in the process,” said Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office, often described as the Chinese government.

Zhu Fenglian urged the United States to cease all remarks or actions that violate previously established principles with China, according to Xinhua. The US president warned in Tokyo on Monday that his country would militarily defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion, stating that Beijing was “flirting with danger.”

Biden makes a “commitment” to military intervention

“That’s the commitment we made,” Joe Biden responded when asked during a press conference whether Washington would intervene militarily against a Chinese attempt to seize the island by force. China initially reacted to these statements by urging Joe Biden not to “underestimate” its “firm determination” to “protect its sovereignty.” The “one China” policy applied by the United States regarding Taiwan “has not changed,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin affirmed on Monday.

Since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, this island of 24 million inhabitants has been governed by a regime that rivals the communist one that rules mainland China. China intends to “reunify” the island territory with “the motherland.” It has not renounced the use of armed force, particularly if independence is officially proclaimed by the Taiwanese authorities. AFP

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