China reaffirms threat of military force to take control of Taiwan

China has reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

China has reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring Taiwan under its control.

A statement issued on Wednesday by the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office and its news department came after almost a week of missile firings and incursions into Taiwanese waters and airspace by Chinese warships and air force planes.