China warns US not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan
Beijing says the US is touting Cold War mentality after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls China threat to the region.
![Taiwan's Minister of Mainland Affairs, Chiu Chui-cheng, picture at his department headquarters. [Photo Courtesy of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_7438-1746074312.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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