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China will ‘start a war’ if Taiwan declares independence, says defence minister

Wei Fenghe issues threat at Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, while Japan PM invokes Ukraine in announcing defence strengthening

Beijing will “not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost” if Taiwan declares independence, China’s defence minister, Wei Fenghe, was reported as telling his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, as they met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore.

Austin called on China to “refrain from further destabilising actions” on Taiwan, a US statement issued after their first round of talks said.

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