China says US actions on Taiwan, South China Sea threaten stability | World News, The Indian Express

China says US actions on Taiwan, South China Sea threaten stability | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Singapore |Updated: June 1, 2019 5:44:25 pm

China says US actions on Taiwan, South China Sea threaten stability

Shao Yuanming said that China would defend its sovereignty at any cost should anyone try to separate Taiwan from its territory. It views the self-ruled island as a wayward province and has not ruled out the use of force to return it to the fold.

In May, a U.S. warship sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea, angering Beijing at a time of tension over trade between the world’s two biggest economies. (Reuters)

The United States’ actions on Taiwan and the South China Sea are hardly conducive to maintaining stability in the region, a senior Chinese military official said on Saturday, responding to comments by acting U.S. Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan.