China warned the U.S. on Wednesday that it will never compromise on the issue of Taiwan, after the two countries concluded two days of rare military-to-military talks in Washington amid fears of a conflict over the self-ruled island that could drag in Japan.
Beijing said it ¡°will not make any concession or compromise on the Taiwan question and demanded that the U.S. side abide by the one-China principle, honor relevant commitments, stop arming Taiwan, and not support Taiwan independence,¡± China¡¯s Defense Ministry said in a statement following the talks.
The defense policy talks, led by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase and China¡¯s Maj. Gen. Song Yanchao, were the first in-person meeting under the framework since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted.
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