In a statement published just before midnight local time by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was announced that they were submitted protest note on the hands of the American diplomatic authorities regarding HegeSeth's statements on the Shangri-la dialogue security forum in Singapore.
“The United States should not try to use Taiwan issue as a negotiating tools for limiting China and they should not play with fire” – said Beijing.
“Taiwan issue”. The head of the Pentagon accused China
HegeSeth appeared at a conference in Singapore, where he also spoke, among others French President Emmanuel Macron.
Head of the Pentagon He accused China of preparing “reliably for the potential use of military forcejto change the balance of power “in the Asia-Pacific region.
China did not send their representative to the Shangri -La Dialogue conference – the largest forum about security and defense in Asia – because Beijing recognizes that “Taiwan issue” is the internal matter of the Middle Kingdomso other countries cannot get involved.