US ‘enjoying with hearth’ on Taiwan, says China after Biden’s navy intervention vow

China stated the United States is “playing with fire” and can “get burned” following a vow by President Joe Biden to defend Taiwan from Chinese aggression.

The US is “playing with fire” on Taiwan, China has stated. (Reuters picture)

The United States is “playing with fire,” the Chinese State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office stated Monday, following a vow by President Joe Biden to defend the self-ruled island within the occasion Beijing makes an attempt to take management, state media Xinhua reported.

The United States is “using the ‘Taiwan card’ to contain China, and will itself get burned,” stated Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the council, which is commonly described as China’s cabinet.

The remarks by Biden earlier within the day have been his strongest thus far on the problem of Taiwan and are available amid rising tensions over China’s rising financial and navy energy.

State outlet Xinhua stated Zhu “urged the United States to stop any remarks or actions” that violate beforehand established rules between the 2 international locations.

Asked Monday if Washington was keen to become involved militarily to defend Taiwan, Biden replied: “Yes.”

“That’s the commitment we made,” he stated.

The US president spoke in Tokyo the place he’s assembly with Japan’s prime minister forward of a regional summit Tuesday.

Washington and allies like Japan have framed a troublesome response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a warning to others, particularly China, towards unilateral navy motion.

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office falls underneath its State Council, which is commonly described because the nation’s cabinet.