China’s foreign minister steps up threats against Taiwan

The concept is the latest of China’s moves to position its single-party political system, with its claim to social stability and economic growth, as an alternative to the western liberal approach that largely defines international relations

China’s foreign minister has stepped up threats against Taiwan – saying those who go against Beijing’s demand to exert control over the self-governing island are “playing with fire” (Ng Han Guan/AP)

China’s foreign minister has stepped up threats against Taiwan – saying those who go against Beijing’s demand to exert control over the self-governing island are “playing with fire.”

Qin Gang’s remarks on Friday came at the end of a speech espousing China’s contribution to the global economy and the interests of developing nations, in which he repeatedly praised Communist Party Secretary General Xi Jinping’s Global Security Initiative.