WATCH: Chinese military chief Li Shangfu explains stance on Taiwan question & peaceful reunification

The Chinese military will not hesitate for one second to take action if anyone dares to separate Taiwan from China, said Chinese Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday. Noting that Taiwan is at the core of China’s core interests and that the Taiwan question is China’s internal affair, Li said the one-China principle has become a universally recognized basic norm in international relations and any act that fudges and hollows out it is ridiculous and dangerous. People across the world have seen clearly that the DPP authorities who keep soliciting foreign support for Taiwan secession and the external forces who seek to contain China with Taiwan and interfere in China’s internal affairs are the root causes of tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the largest trouble makers that are changing the status quo in the Strait, Li said. China must and will be reunited, as it represents the will of the people and the general trend of the world, stressed the minister. “We are willing to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort, but we will never promise to renounce the use of force. If anyone dares to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese military will not hesitate for one second to take action. We fear no one and will resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity no matter at what cost,“ Li said. The 20th Shangri-La Dialogue opened in Singapore on Friday with a focus on identifying challenges to security and exploring solutions across the Asia-Pacific region. Dubbed as Asia’s premier defense summit, the event is where ministers debate the region’s security challenges, engage in important bilateral talks and come up with fresh approaches. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!