China warns Taiwan independence would trigger war - BBC News

China has warned the US that any attempt to make Taiwan independent from China will trigger military action by Beijing's forces.<br /><br />Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe met his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of an Asian security summit in Singapore.<br /><br />Splitting Taiwan from China would leave the Chinese military with no choice but to "fight at any cost", Mr Wei said.<br /><br />Mr Austin later called Chinese military activity "provocative, destabilisi