Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe accused the United States of being a 'bully' and 'hijacking' countries around the region, during a combative speech
Singapore Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Sunday accused the United States of being a"bully" and"hijacking" countries around the region, during a combative speech in which he said his country would"fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence.
"Taiwan is first and foremost China's Taiwan," Wei told the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defense conference, adding that China would"not hesitate" to crush any attempt by the self-governed island to"secede."The speech -- which came just weeks after US President Joe Biden said the US would respond"militarily" if China attacked Taiwan -- capped a weekend of confrontational exchanges between the American and Chinese military chiefs.